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In Open Letter on COVID-19 Vaccine Anniversary WV Health Leaders Urge West Virginians to Get Vaccinated and Boosted

Marking the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccine’s availability in West Virginia, top health experts across the state are reaching out through an open letter to urge West Virginians to get vaccinated and boosted against the virus that causes COVID-19....

Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams Urges WV Business Leaders to be Stewards in the Health of Their Communities

By Sharon Lansdale, President/CEO, The Center for Rural Health Development, Inc. The Center for Rural Health Development, in partnership with the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the Logan Healthcare Foundation, and the Sisters Health Foundation, hosted former...

In Open Letter WV Health Organizations Urge Universal Masks in Schools

Hurricane, WV – As West Virginia experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases and the virus’s highly contagious Delta variant spreads throughout the state, leading health organizations in West Virginia urge public and private schools to implement universal mask-wearing...

Link Between COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health

Link Between Social Determinants of Health & Risk for COVID-19 There are typically four phases of responses to a pandemic: containment, mitigation, suppression, and prevention.  While we will go through each of these phases, it is important to understand that the...
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