West Virginia Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

West Virginia Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

West Virginia Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
350 Capitol Street, Room 206
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone (304) 558-0644

Peggy Adams, MSN, RN, CDE
Program Manager
Phone: (304) 558-7085
Fax: (304) 558-1553
Email: peggyadams@wvdhhr.org

Gina Wood, RD, LD
Nutritionist
Phone: (304) 558-1702
Fax: (304) 558-1553
Email: ginawood@wvdhhr.org

Mission Statement
The primary mission of the West Virginia Diabetes Prevention and Control Program is to increase the quality of life for persons with diabetes living in West Virginia.

Grant Opportunities
The Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted to improving health and health care, RWJF supports training, education, research and projects that demonstrate effective ways to deliver health services, especially for the most vulnerable among us.

WV Division of Tobacco Prevention Grant Opportunity
The West Virginia Bureau for Public HealthÌs (WVBPH) Division of Tobacco Prevention (DTP) is requesting applications for lead agencies for regional grants to reduce (1) the high prevalence of tobacco addiction and use in West Virginia, (2) youth initiation of tobacco use, and (3) the high rates of disease, disability, and death related to tobacco use by West Virginians.

The lead agency must be located within the applicant's region, and the winning agency is expected to retain the existing Regional Tobacco Prevention Coordinator from each region. Funding for up to 10 regional projects may be available under this announcement:

Region A - Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, and Wetzel
Region B - Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor
Region C - Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, and Morgan
Region D - Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, Randolph, and Tucker
Region E - Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, and Upshur
Region F - Calhoun, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood
Region G - Boone, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, and Putnam
Region H - Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, and Webster
Region I - Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, and Wayne
Region J - McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers and, Wyoming

For questions regarding this application please contact:
Garland Holley, Clean Indoor Air Program Manager at:
garlandholley@wvdhhr.org
or 304.558.0888

West Virginia Health Statistics Center
Grant writers may find this link helpful as it contains links to current publications such as Vital Statistics and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. It also provides information regarding statistics and current epidemiological data.