Webinar
Covid-19 and School Health
ZoomJoin us on Friday, July 10 at 12pm for our next webinar on how West Virginia is responding to the needs of its kids during the pandemic, where we'll continue our discussion on keeping students healthy as schools re-open. We had great presenters on last week's webinar from Randolph, Roane, Read more…
Health and Hunger Summit Session 1: Can a Collaborative Conduit Connect Systems?
ZoomConnecting the health care system with food resource providers— pantries, summer feeding programs, etc.— takes strategy, collaboration, and people power. How can providers connect patients who identify as food insecure to resources if they don't know where they are? How can they tell them when the mobile food pantry is Read more…
Health and Hunger Summit Session 2: Can youth help build a better network?
ZoomMost of our community pantries, soup kitchens, and backpack programs are staffed by older volunteers who are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and sometimes perform strenuous tasks without assistance. How can we cultivate a network of younger volunteers to help sustain the important work communities do and learn the benefits Read more…
Health and Hunger Summit Session 3: Can we fix the transportation challenge?
ZoomWest Virginia, like most rural states, lacks public transportation in its rural communities. People without cars or money for gas, insurance, and repairs often have trouble accessing services and programs, including grocery stores, food pantries, and health care. In this session, we'll talk to the directors of our state's food Read more…
Health and Hunger Summit Session 4: Could better local and state policy improve systems?
ZoomWe wrap up the summit series with a simple question: What's next? Can good ideas to improve systems and community health translate into local and state policy reform? Join us for a candid, constructive conversation about local and state policy— the current landscape, ideas for policy reform, and how we Read more…