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2023 American Public Health Association Conference: MATCH Poster Submissions

POSTED: 11/14/2023 at 2:53 pm

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Pictured: WVU Health Affairs Institute staff at the 2023 APHA conference in Atlanta, Ga. From top left: Dr. Angela Dyer, Research Associate; Dr. Shawna Chapman, Associate Portfolio Director of Population Health and Public Health. From lower left: Dr. John Anderson, Research Associate; Mohini Chatterji, Graduate Research Assistant; Delaney Caswell, Graduate Research Assistant

West Virginia’s New Population-Based Public Health Surveillance System

Prevalence of Mental Health Concerns and Suicide Risk in West Virginia: Estimates from the Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health (MATCH)

Recommendations Based on Mental Health Findings in the West Virginia Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health Survey (MATCH)

  • West Virginia’s health, county by county: MATCH data tools show comparisons in mental health, economic hardship, and more
  • ‘The opposite of addiction is connection:’ WVU Health Affairs Institute project strengthens relationships among substance use disorder, social service providers
  • State-University Partnership Network (SUPLN): Dr. Tom Bias begins second year of term, welcomes Cynthia Parsons, to Steering Committee
  • WVU research shows mindfulness may improve substance use treatment
  • Staff Profile: Emily Robinson
  • WVU Health Affairs Institute helps strengthen public health agencies through CDC infrastructure technical assistance grant
  • Appalachian Regional Commission names Dr. Summer Hartley as Appalachian Leadership Institute fellow
  • New online training to improve researcher and student knowledge of Medicaid administrative data analysis
  • Meeting explores how community connection can help prevent drug overdoses
  • WVU Health Affairs Institute designated state’s public health institute
  • Community meeting encourages networking to address substance use disorder
  • Gov. Justice announces DHHR secretary and advisory roles for WVU leaders
  • New West Virginia health survey aims to better inform policy makers to help deliver resources to communities in need
  • School of Public Health graduate student presents Health Affairs project at state rural health conference
  • Aiding Medicaid: WVU researchers partner with state to evaluate pandemic policy changes
  • SAMHSA grant provides training on medication-assisted treatment to medical students across West Virginia
  • WVU’s new and successful approach to substance use
  • West Virginia peer recovery program proves effective in fight against opioid crisis
  • Let your voice be heard: Participate in the MATCH survey
  • Telehealth pilot program shows promise in helping former nursing home, long-term care facility residents remain safe and healthy in their homes
  • Grant aims to reduce overdose deaths by connecting substance users in the emergency department to long-term treatment and recovery resources
  • WVU partnership to develop evaluation for state child mental health services