WTRF - Poor oral health is widespread in West Virginia, but Wheeling Health Right was recognized nationally for their fully integrated medical and dental free clinic. Read the full article. It significantly affects almost all aspects of life including the workforce, emergency room utilization, and chronic health conditions.  According to a 2014 report from the…
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The Fayette Tribune - No churches, no citizens groups, no environmental organizations, no education organizations, no community development organizations, no responsible economic development/ sustainability organizations, no watershed organizations… no one else. Only the BSA Summit will enjoy this privilege. ReadThe Summit is a 900-pound stranger who has only recently arrived in this state, has a…
San Francisco Chronicle and The Republic - The West Virginia Senate hopes that instituting public-private funding partnerships will enable the state to become the nation's first to give free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren. The program would initially focus on elementary schools with hopes to expand it to all students as funds become available.…
The WVCBP is excited to welcome Tamaya Browder to the team as our education policy fellow! Tamaya was born and raised in Georgia and holds a B.S. in health promotion and behavior from the University of Georgia and a Master of Public Health from Georgia Southern University. Before joining the Center, Tamaya worked in public…
Even before the 2016 gubernatorial race begins in earnest, Senate President Bill Cole (R – Mercer) has already received substantial contributions from oil and gas interests in West Virginia. He has been endorsed by a super PAC that has so far raised $70,600 ($10,000 from oil and gas interests), and he has been backed by…
Please join financial education practitioners, researchers and stakeholders to learn more about the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This event is designed to promote a better understanding of the state EITC and the importance of financial inclusion by featuring top researchers and policy experts who can share best practices with the group. Register today!…
This report was written for WVCBP by Rayna E. Momen, MA. Introduction Over the past 40 years, the mass incarceration of women has exploded in West Virginia (WV), growing by a staggering 2,731 percent from 1978 to 2019. Female incarceration has grown so quickly, in fact, that women are being incarcerated at a higher rate…
Over the past 40 years, the mass incarceration of women in West Virginia has exploded, growing by a staggering 2,731 percent from 1978 to 2019."But the reasons more women are going to prison in WV have less to do with rising crime and more to do with social drivers (like poverty and substance abuse), and…
Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald - To have even a chance of getting a cell signal, Tabitha Wyatt used to balance her phone on her porch banister or bathroom windowsill. Read the full article. She and her family live in Russellville, an unincorporated community in Fayette County. Wyatt now relies on her internet service to…