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2022 West Virginia Immunization Summit

Summersville Arena & Conference Center 3 Armory Way, Summersville, WV, United States

  Advanced registration for the 2022 WV Immunization Summit has closed.  It’s back! The Eleventh Annual West Virginia Immunization Summit is scheduled for Friday, June 10, 2022 at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center, in Summersville, West Virginia, with a Pre-Conference Opportunity scheduled for June 9th. The Summit is an educational event targeted towards public […]

Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccination of Children 6 Months and Up

Click here to view archived webinar. CE information is available below. Recently, the CDC recommended Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 6 months through 4 years. This webinar will provide an overview of clinical presentation & overall impact of COVID-19 on children 6 months […]

Webinar: WV Monkeypox Update

Click here to view the archived webinar.  Recently, the HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra declared the ongoing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency in the U.S., and the case count has grown to more than 11,000 cases nationwide. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS […]

Webinar: Preparing for the 2022-2023 Influenza Season

Click here to view the archived webinar.  The Preparing for the 2022-2023 Influenza Season webinar will provide valuable updates for healthcare providers, laboratorians and public health professionals on upcoming influenza surveillance and prevention activities, such as sentinel provider enrollment and available flu vaccines. Topics will include the importance of influenza surveillance, the laboratory submission procedures […]

Webinar: “Keeping West Virginia Wild, Wonderful & Well!” – A New Initiative in Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship

Co-Sponsored By: Click here to view the webinar recording.  WV consistently ranks first nationally for per capita antibiotic prescription rates in both pediatric and adult outpatient populations. However, WV faces unique obstacles to care in many regions including geographic barriers, poverty, variable health literacy and sparse provider density in most rural areas.  Over the last […]

Webinar: West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Click here to view the webinar recording.  The CDC recently recommended new booster shots targeted at the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 strains of SARS-CoV-2. This webinar will provide a situational update of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS COV-2 variants that are currently circulating, and the West Virginia response. It will also provide an overview of the recommendations […]

Deadline to Submit a Nomination for WV Rural Health Leader Recognition

Click here to nominate a WV Leader The Center for Rural Health Development, Inc is proud to announce the 2022 West Virginia Rural Health Leader Recognition Program. November is National Rural Health Month and The Center for Rural Health Development in partnership with West Virginia Rural Health Association and West Virginia Office of Rural Health […]

Webinar: October West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Click here to view the webinar recording. On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, CDC’s Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo expanding the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years. This follows the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through […]

Webinar: Healthcare & Community Development: Leveraging Partnerships to Improve Health

Click here to view the webinar recording.  Co-Sponsored by:             Description: The overall vitality of a community and the health of its residents are intrinsically linked. And though community development organizations nationally invest nearly $400 billion into low-income communities every year, too often the work of this non-profit sector and […]

Webinar: New Year, New Updates on COVID-19 Vaccination

Click here to view the archived webinar. CEUs are no longer available for this event. On Dec. 8, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Omicron vaccines to include use in children down to 6 months of age. Following the EUA, the […]

Take Your Best Shot: Informational Session

Register: WIN is hosting an informational session via Zoom as an overview and opportunity to ask questions on the "Take your Best Shot: WV Adolescent Immunization Project." Please complete the SurveyMonkey Registration form to attend the session. A Zoom link will be sent to the email address provided in the registration form within one business […]

Appalachian Health Leadership Forum

Stonewall Resort and Conference Center 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV, United States

[et_pb_text content_tablet="Join us April 28 & 29, 2023 Stonewall Resort & Conference Center, Roanoke, WV Hear from national thought leaders on board governance best practices and how to effectively address social determinants of health in your community. The Forum is a place for thought-provoking ideas and conversations. We bring together West Virginia’s board and executive […]

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