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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.
Mingo County is one of the poorest counties in the nation; 85% of the population qualifies for SNAP, which is formerly known as food stamps and has a 200% poverty threshold. Measures to ease food insecurity during the pandemic did nothing to increase this number.
In West Virginia, the state hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, kids haven’t been immune to the problem, and it isn’t easy to get help.
By Erin Beck, Writing for the “When All Are Counted” Project I no longer see COVID testing stations around the state, helping us keep better track of COVID cases. But last week, the West Virginia Read more…
While headlines frequently highlight the struggles of white suburban and rural populations, they glaringly overlook the escalating crisis within Black communities. Charleston, WV, is a glaring testament to the racial disparities in opioid-related fatalities and the disproportionate solutions offered.
by Crystal Good, writing for the “When All Are Counted” Project Being a mother is a profound responsibility that comes with a deep, intrinsic desire to shield our children from harm. When my daughter sent Read more…
In West Virginia, there are more than 400 residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities waiting for a year or more for state assistance that would help them with the struggles that come with their challenges. And the number of people who need help is increasing, but state officials haven’t matched that increase with additional funding.
