Marshall School of Medicine Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Health Care in Coal-Impacted Counties
Richard D. Crespo, Ph.D., professor and longtime researcher in the department of family and community health at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received a $1.3 million federal grant to continue health care work in coal-impacted communities in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. The Appalachian Regional Commission grant is directed towards […]
West Virginia Association of Health Plans Selects Andrew Kirkner as Executive Director
Andrew T. Kirkner has been selected to lead the West Virginia Association of Health Plans (WVAHP) as its Executive Director. The WVAHP is a trade association comprised of West Virginia’s Managed Care Organizations, including Aetna Better Health of West Virginia, The Health Plan, Unicare Health Plan of West Virginia and West Virginia Family Health. The […]
InnerAction Media Receives West Virginia Association for Disability Employment Media Award
InnerAction Media (IAM) recently won the 2017 West Virginia Association for Disability Employment (WVADE) Media Award. WVADE is an organization that was designed to create employment opportunities for people with disabilities through collaborative efforts within West Virginia by providing education, training and resources. IAM created WVADE’s website that contributed to WVADE’s success. “For WVADE’s website, […]
Highmark Foundation Accepting Applications for Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program
The Highmark Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program, which will make available a total of $425,000 for schools grades K-12 in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The goal of the program is to create healthier school environments that experience positive, sustainable and lasting change through […]
Summersville Regional Medical Restructures Care for Infant Deliveries
Summersville Regional Medical Center has long been a community resource for patients seeking obstetric care in Nicholas and surrounding counties. On March 1, the structure of that care will alter somewhat to allow us to continue providing pre- and post-natal care in a manner that is both comprehensive and more economical for the medical center. In […]
The Green Book’s Calvin Ramsey to Showcase Historical Huntington Locations
Marshall University will host a documentary screening and discussion by critically acclaimed playwright and author, Calvin Alexander Ramsey, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the Memorial Student Center’s room BE-5. Ramsey, author of the play “The Green Book,” was inspired by Victor Hugo Green, who from 1936 to 1963 published the Jim Crow-era “Negro […]
