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The West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute (WV DII) has been awarded $478,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to create employment opportunities for people in recovery and expand access to the life-saving overdose reversal drug, naloxone. In partnership with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) and HarborPath, the funding will assist WV DII…
Huntington Junior College (HJC) and West Virginia University (WVU) announced a guaranteed admission agreement that will make it easier for HJC students to transfer to WVU and complete their bachelor’s degree. Under the agreement, HJC associate degree graduates with a transferable GPA of 2.0 or better and in good standing are guaranteed admission to WVU. …
Marshall University, Marshall Health and Mountain Health Network announced today the official formation of Marshall Health Network, Inc., an integrated academic health system with Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Mountain Health Network has been renamed Marshall Health Network. Its four hospitals: Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hoops Family Children’s Hospital…
Seven West Virginia farmers markets are growing and expanding thanks to new funding through the West Virginia Farmers Market Association (WVFMA). The WVFMA, a nonprofit that helps advance farmers markets in the state, awarded seven mini grants ranging from $1,365 to $5,000 to help farmers markets boost their operations, marketing and overall impact. “These mini…
“O PIONEER,” the latest feature documentary from directors Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque, received the Audience Award at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in San Jose, California in August and is screening at film festivals across Appalachia through the fall. “O PIONEER” is a documentary that celebrates three Appalachians from West Virginia as they embark…
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will once again build upon community engagement—this time focusing on programming that educates, supports and encourages women 35 and older and their families to live a healthy lifestyle. The school’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) was selected as one of the winners of Quality Insights’…