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We're working on a ground-up, grassroots approach to learning and collaborating with communities to ensure kids' needs are prioritized.
We're part of a team that seeks to elevate community voices and make the priorities of communities the primary goal of local health system transformation efforts.
We're working with students to identify and articulate what hunger looks like right now on the local level.
We're covening state and community stakeholders to advocate for better data, better collaboration, and united efforts to improve adolescent mental health care.
What does tobacco control look like on the local level? We're working with partners to assess programs and services.
""This program has the potential to be a game-changer in the way underserved communities access and understand vital federal and state health resources."
I’m Cameron Keyser— Executive Support Specialist at Think Kids and a graduate student about to receive my degree in Health Administration from West Virginia University. Since last fall, I’ve directed a project funded by the Read more…
Experiences like Devry’s are not uncommon for people with disabilities, both in West Virginia and the country at large. On paper, the law says that shouldn’t be the case.
While Clay County is guaranteed to receive some settlement money, women who work with local children and families fear the historical cash infusion will largely bypass their small, rural county.
With fewer providers, many people with disabilities linger on waitlists, travel out of state for care, or leave West Virginia for good.
Nationwide, people with disabilities are more likely to end up in jail and prison, and being incarcerated can worsen their conditions. This is particularly true in West Virginia’s notoriously deadly jails and prisons.
by Amelia Ferrell Knisely - School-based health clinics, which serve kids impacted by West Virginia’s poverty and drug epidemic, are infusing kids’ mental health services into rural areas.
