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• WVU in the News: Youth drinking, pot use went down during pandemic

  Monday, June 27, 2022

  A couple of health sites are highlighting research out of the School of Public Health showing substance use among young people declined during the pandemic.

• WVU research finds LGBTQ people face barriers to health care, especially in rural areas

  Thursday, June 23, 2022

  During Pride Month, it’s easy to find rainbow-colored health and wellness products—from bandages, to mouthwash, to fitness trackers—in stores or online. But actual health care that meets the needs of members of the LGBTQ community can be harder to get.

• WVU Health Sciences launches site dedicated to addiction efforts

  Tuesday, June 21, 2022

  The drug overdose epidemic is affecting our families, our communities and our future, and West Virginia is ground zero for this national emergency. But hope remains. WVU Health Sciences has launched a website dedicated to information about the opioid epidemic and the University’s vision for a path forward.

• Public invited to attend 2022 AGE-ADAR Summer Research Poster Symposium

  Tuesday, June 21, 2022

  Ten WVU rising sophomores and juniors, including students from the School of Nursing and School of Public Health, who began their six-week research training in the Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars Summer Research Internship on May 16 will proudly showcase their hard work at the second annual AGE-ADAR Virtual Summer Research Poster Symposium Friday (June 24) from 10-11 a.m.

• New WVU program trains next generation of toxicologists to collect, analyze air samples from mining, fracking sites

  Tuesday, June 21, 2022

  West Virginia University is launching a toxicology training program that offers students something no other academic program does: experience collecting air samples, identifying the toxicants they contain and determining how those toxicants might harm a community’s health.

• WVU School of Public Health doctoral student accepts CDC appointment to support national efforts for chronic disease prevention

  Friday, June 17, 2022

  Kerry Gabbert, West Virginia University Extension visiting instructor and WVU School of Public Health doctoral student, is stepping into a role with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that will help organizations across the nation further their goals in disease prevention. 

• Join upcoming webinar on COVID-19 vaccination of children 6 months and up

  Thursday, June 16, 2022

  Join the West Virginia Immunization Network for its upcoming webinar, "COVID-19 Vaccination of Children 6 Months of Age and Up," on June 29, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• No peers, no beers: WVU research shows youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Wednesday, June 15, 2022

  The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to concerns for youth mental health and social well-being, including its potential to spur substance use behaviors.

• WVU in the News: Study finds PFAS health risks inadequately communicated

  Wednesday, June 8, 2022

  Official efforts to communicate the health risks of certain man-made compounds in heavily contaminated communities are falling short, according to a recent analysis.

• WVU in the News: 'Let Them Talk,' WVU researcher says adults must help kids to process school shootings

  Wednesday, June 8, 2022

  West Virginia Public Broadcasting education reporter Liz McCormick sits down with WVU School of Public Health professor and researcher Keith Zullig to talk about the impacts school shootings have on our children – and what we can do to help them feel safe.