Welcome to Wild, Wonderful & Healthy Charleston West Side
What is Wild, Wonderful & Healthy WV?
No matter what your respective role is – to mitigate the opioid crisis, to ensure our children are ready for school and adults are ready to work, or to support economic growth – it all begins with healthy West Virginians. No one of us alone will have all the answers, but the direction we must go is clear, and together we can achieve our vision of a healthy West Virginia. Learn more about the WWH program as a whole here.
West Side’s Vision
Our vision is a community where diversity thrives, and all can live in prosperity and good health.
Lifelong Learning
The priority issue the CORE team has chose to focus on is Lifelong Learning. Lifelong Learning is about a good education for all. An education that ensures young people, regardless of back ground or ability, are set up for success, and have the opportunities to reach their full potential. An education that launches them into meaningful career in which they can continue learning and growing.
Over the next few months, we will be developing our Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). A CHIP is a 3-5 year strategic plan that will be focused on Lifelong Learning, typically organizations involved in the cradle to career, higher education, businesses who want to develop a workforce for careers in their organizations, etc. The CHIP will describe the strategies we want to pursue to strengthen Lifelong Learning in our community. Once the CHIP is developed, the next steps will be to determine what steps/tasks will be completed over the next 12 months to begin to operationalize our CHIP. So, stay tuned!
CORE Support Team
A small group of individuals from the partner organizations that are responsible for organizing the community health planning process and moving it forward. The current CORE Support Team consists of the following members:
Tony Gordon – Hope Community Development Corporation
Ron Butlin – Charleston Urban Development Authority (CURA)
Chad Webb – City of Charleston, Planning
Pastor Watts – Hope Community Development Corporation
Dan Vriendt – City of Charleston, Planning
Octavia Cordon – Aspire Achievement Project WV
Chuck Overstreet – Charleston City Council and West Side Neighborhood Association
Orlando Craighead – Kanawha Coalition for Community Health
Craig Robinson – Cabin Creek Heath
Dave Dennison – DHHR
West Side Insights:
Understanding the Wild, Wonderful and Healthy Charleston West Side Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
Over the past year, Wild, Wonderful and Healthy Charleston West Side has worked to develop and implement our Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), in order to achieve our vision for the Charleston Westside. We hope to positively impact the West Side, creating a...
Volunteering – Ways to Get Involved in Charleston West Side
Have you ever wanted to help make a difference in your community, but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in personal development? Volunteering is one of the best ways to get involved and help positively impact your community, as well as invest in personal...
Students Who Face School Punishment Run Risk of Mental Health Problems
It’s estimated that roughly 51.5 million Americans’ lives are disrupted each year from mental health disorders. These conditions put a significant threat to one’s quality of life, physical well-being, interpersonal relationships, and life. Because of the significant...
School Suspension: How Wild Wonderful & Healthy is Planning to Lower Rates
West Virginia Schools are facing an uptick in school suspension rates leading to some students to forfeit schooling altogether. Race and socioeconomic class seems to be playing a role in the increase of suspension rates. According to federal data, reports indicate...
Food Distribution Sites and Food Pantries Help Fight Food Barriers
Did you know roughly 33 percent or more of US residents must travel an inconvenient distance to reach the nearest supermarket or grocery store? For folks who live in the more rural parts of the Mountain State, easy access to food or household supplies can be limited....
Reports:
Economic Impacts of reducing crime through Revive
CURA WSCR Municipal Planning Presentation
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