It may be a long time coming, but the newly introduced Rural Prosperity Act is a promising step toward more federal support for rural communities. And you can’t deny, “Office for Rural Prosperity” has a nice ring to it. A bipartisan bill has been introduced in Congress that would create a permanent office in the White House for rural prosperity issues. According to its proponents, the office would improve lives

The WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management is now offering a new spinal cord stimulation (SCS) procedure for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). HFX for PDN is the first and only high frequency spinal cord stimulation system approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a specific indication for PDN.   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million Americans – about

REMINDER: Proposals from those intending to bid are due on Monday, April 4, 2022, by 3:00 p.m. EDT. The Learn More Breathe Better® Community Subcontract Program is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to further implementation of the COPD National Action Plan. Organizations nationwide are invited to submit proposals focused on increasing awareness about COPD and encouraging actions that reduce its burden. The primary goal of this RFP

Free Palliative Care Materials NINR has limited inventory of palliative care print materials such as brochures and Palliative Care: Conversations MatterTM provider tear-off pads, fact sheets, resource cards, and family stories booklets. These evidence-based materials are intended to help health care providers, patients, and families of those living with serious illnesses better understand and use palliative care. To order complimentary print copies in English or Spanish, click below or visit

           College students exhibit low levels of physical activity, high levels of sedentary behavior, poor dietary behaviors, sleep problems, high stress, and increased substance use. On-campus resources offering programs to improve college students’ health have been limited during the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to test a brief intervention to improve multiple health behaviors among United States college students. The intervention was a single