Presented by the School of Nursing and the McDowell County Commission on Aging, nursing student Rylie O'Neal highlights diabetes awareness and management.
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Faith Community Health, a new student organization that aims to support and improve holistic health in southern West Virginia, is hosting a community health fair from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the Beckley Presbyterian Church.
The School of Medicine is partnering with The Perry Initiative to host a one-day event offering students hands-on experience with six simulated surgical exercises and career insight from local women with expertise in the field Dec. 9 at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben, dean of the School of Public Health, has stepped down from the dean position he held since May 2017. He will remain on faculty with the Schools of Public Health and Medicine and continue to support the operations of the Health Affairs Institute in his role as associate vice president.
School of Nursing Beckley Campus faculty and students recently participated in the Coalfields Community Health Fair at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, offering muscle strength education and blood pressure readings.
Multidisciplinary Unsheltered Homeless Relief Outreach of Morgantown, a student-run program through WVU, aims to help the unhoused population and those in need of medical care.