A shortage of trained and certified foster parents has developed in West Virginia as the number of children entering the foster care system continues to rise. This growing need for foster parents in the state has promoted Concord University and Raleigh General Hospital (RGH) to form a partnership to provide foster and adoptive care training.
Every year that I have worked for West Virginia Executive, my main writing assignment for our annual winter health care issue has focused on the Mountain State’s drug epidemic in some way, whether it was “Fighting for Life in West Virginia,” which detailed the state’s comprehensive approach of criminal justice, treatment and prevention to the epidemic; “Voices from the Front Lines,” a profile on Jan Rader, Patricia Keller and Necia Freeman, the three West Virginia women featured in the Netflix documentary “Heroin(e)”; or my most recent piece, “Redefining Huntington,” a look inside the recovery, revitalization and renaissance of a city dubbed the overdose capital of the world.
By Dr. Kathy D’Antoni “Business’ number one problem is finding qualified workers. At the current pace of job growth, if sustained, this problem is set to get much worse. These labor shortages will only intensify across all industries and company sizes.” – Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics When business and education communities work together,…
Dr. Joseph Long This article is part of a companion series to “Crisis Management: Seven Steps to Prepare Your Organization,” which appeared in the Winter 2019 issue of West Virginia Executive. Can we afford to expand into a new market? Can we afford not to? If we expand, where should we go? When? These are…
By Chris Layne TEAM KRL, a Huntington-based nonprofit organization that helps mentor youth from low-to-moderate income environments, was founded in 2010 by Huntington natives and childhood friends Shannon King, Duane Rankin and Chris Layne. Shortly after founding TEAM KRL, the group created the Be Strong, Be Positive, Be Ready, Believe—or B4—program to help the tri-state’s…
By Kathy Wiseman and Russell Rogerson With the days getting warmer and longer, people in West Virginia can put on their tennis shoes and experience the many health benefits of walking, which may be one of the simplest and best ways to exercise. May is Employee Health and Fitness Month, which is a great time…