New NAS, Family Strengthening and Parent Support online learning modules Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)The Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Module will provide information about what to do before baby is born, how to care for babies at risk for NAS, provide advice on feeding, sleeping, and bonding with babies with NAS, along with ways to keep calm when taking baby home.  Family StrengtheningThis module will define protective factors, discuss ideas to

New DEA Training Requirements In Effect for New and Renewing Prescribers As of June 27, 2023, new substance use disorder (SUD) training requirements for all practitioners with prescriptive authority, except veterinarians, are in place. New and renewing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants must now attest to completion of 8 hours of training in SUDs and the use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medications to treat substance use disorders. Share

Barbour Community Health Association Names Josh Allen as New Community Engagement Specialist   Barbour Community Health Association Names Josh Allen as New Community Engagement Specialist   July 16, 2023 — Barbour Community Health Association (BCHA) announces new Community Engagement Specialist, Josh Allen. This entirely new position is funded through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) grant.   Allen, a resident of Barbour County for more than 20 years, is

CDC to Launch “Bridge Access Program” in Fall 2023 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments to Uninsured and Underinsured Adults To help ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines this fall. There are an estimated 25-30 million adults without insurance in the U.S., and

Human Services to Support Rural Health   Human services play an important role in ensuring that rural residents and families have resources to maintain or improve their own health. The availability of safe and affordable housing, income supports, food assistance, job training, childcare support, and other services help low-income rural residents take care of themselves so they can stay healthy. When faced with health challenges, people whose basic needs are

NEWS RELEASE   New podcast shares stories of healthcare providers across West Virginia Appalachian Care Chronicles launches with four episodes, available now     CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, with support from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, today launched Appalachian Care Chronicles, a new podcast featuring first-person accounts from healthcare professionals across West Virginia. Hosted by Aryana Misaghi, a 2023 graduate of Marshall University’s Joan C.

Inflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation HHS announces savings for some people with Medicare on 43 Part B prescription drugs A continuing key priority of the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering prescription drug costs. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the list of 43 prescription drugs for which

CMS Innovation Center Outlines Primary Care Strategy Primary care in the United States is in urgent need of investment and support following decades of inadequate payments, increasingly complex delivery of care, and growing administrative burden – all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Access to primary care is associated with improved patient outcomes, increased equity, and lower mortality/higher life expectancy, at similar or lower total costs. Despite these