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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Contact Information
Building 3, Room 519
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Telephone: 304-558-2971
Fax: 304-558-1035

Email:
kayshamblin@wvdhhr.org
Web:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/
bph/index.htm

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources plans and administers community and environmental health services and hospitals. Health planning activities include plan development and facilities evaluation. Environmental health activities include sanitation inspections and safety evaluation. The Department funds and assists the following programs: alcoholism and drug abuse treatment and prevention, community mental health and mental retardation, family planning, perinatal health, nutrition and supplemental food, special children's clinics, health screening, and epidemiology; programs in immunizations, tuberculosis and venereal disease control, local public health services, training for emergency medical service personnel, public health education, training for Department employees, and assistance for public health nurses
Roane County Family Health Care, Inc.

Contact Information:
P.O. Box 30
Spencer, WV 25276
Telephone: 304-927-1495

Roane County Family Health Care was founded in 1983 to deliver healthcare to populations to local and surrounding areas regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
West Virginia Health Right, Inc.

Contact Information
1017 Smith St
Charleston, WV 25301-1214
Telephone: 304-343-7003
Fax: 304-343-7009

Email:
Healthrigh@aol.com
WV Health Right is a free clinic providing comprehensive medical services and treatment to over 11,000 uninsured and under-insured impoverished patients with a volunteer base of over 348 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, office workers, and others.
West Virginia Consult 2000

Contact Information:
Telephone: 304-293-4996

Email:
allen.mark@
consult.hsc.wvu.edu

Web:
http://consult.hsc.wvu.edu/
Their mission is to provide West Virginia's primary health care professionals and students improved access to timely biomedical information. CONSULT provides computer-based information services, training, and support to WV's rural health care practitioners. From Online Guides and Databases to evaluated Websites and MEDLINE, CONSULT provides access to timely, accurate biomedical information, the cornerstone of quality patient care.
West Virginia Health Care Association

Contact Information:
8 Capitol St
Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: 888-298-9842
Fax: 304-342-0519
Email:
wvhca@citynet.net
Web:
http://www.wvhca.org/
wvhcaframe.html

The West Virginia Health Care Association (WVHCA) is a trade association for extended care providers of health care in West Virginia. It is a state affiliate of the American Health Care Association. The WVHCA has 137 member facilities that include nursing homes, personal care homes, and hospital based skilled nursing facilities. The WVHCA also has an associate membership category for suppliers of goods and services to our members. Consumer section includes copy of newsletter, facilities information, and information about extended care.
West Virginia Health Care Authority

Contact Information:
100 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311-1600
Telephone: 304-558-7000
Toll-Free: 1-888-558-7002
Fax: 304-558-7001

Web:
http://www.hcawv.org/
The Health Care Authority, created under Chapter 16 of the West Virginia Code, has been given responsibility for constraining the rising cost of health care and assuring reasonable access to quality health care services for West Virginians. Site features a newsletter, health data, and programs and survey information.
West Virginia Health Page

Contact Information
Digital Media Coordinator
West Virginia University
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
Communications
PO Box 9080
Morgantown, WV 26506-9080
Telephone: 304-293-7087
Fax: 304-293-3890

Web:
http://www.wvhealth.
wvu.edu/

West Virginia Health Page is a Web site sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center of West Virginia University. Site features information on making an appointment to see a university physicians., information on health issues, health tips, health info on TV, events and a list of services.
West Virginia Community Voices

Contact Information
Renate E Pore
Project Director
1018 Kanawha Blvd.
Suite 1100
Charleston, WV 25301

Email:
Pore@scusco.wvnet.edu
Web:
http://www.wvvoices.org/
West Virginia Community Voices promotes social change to improve health and health care access for underserved populations by building partnerships with organizations with similar interests. They support and promote community action and policy change at the state level.
Charleston Daily Mail

Contact Information
Therese Cox
1001 Virginia St. E.
Charleston, WV 25301-2835.
Telephone: 304-348-4874

Email:
therese@dailymail.com
Web:
http://www.dailymail.com/
news/Health/

Health Section of the Charleston Daily Mail afternoon newspaper. Web site features online reprints of articles that appeared in the printed addition. There is a searchable archive of articles.
Partners in Health Network

Contact Information
100 Hoylman Drive
Gassaway, WV 26624
Telephone: 304-364-5191

Web:
http://www.pihn.org/
The mission of Partners in Health Network is to create an integrated healthcare delivery network providing a seamless continuum of care for the communities served by the Partners In Health Network. Site features information about health care credentialing, contact information, InfoTrac Web, list of links, newsletter, and a resources.


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