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Healthy Appalachia Institute

Restoring Health Through Community

Developing sustainable, innovative and community based approaches to improve health outcomes in Southwest Virginia.

Healthy Appalachia Institute is working to build a culture of health in Southwest Virginia and empower healthier individuals, families, and communities through a commitment to health and wellness, disease prevention and increased access to quality health care. HAI is a partnership between The University of Virginia's College at Wise, and The University of Virginia, founding partner of the Appalachian Prosperity Project, strategic partner of the Southwest Virginia Health Authority, and a member of the National Network of Public Health Institutes.

11/08/2021

We want to hear from you! Sign up thru the iTHRIV Community Engagement Registration Link below:
https://redcapsurvey.healthsystem.virginia.edu/surveys/?s=E47JTK3AWC

09/09/2020

Patrick Finnerty manages his own consulting firm, PWF Consulting, and works with several healthcare organizations across the nation. He is a frequent speaker at national conferences and symposia regarding Medicaid, CHIP and other health care topics. He also serves as a Senior Advisor for Oral Health Programs with the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. In this role, Patrick works with national, state and community partners to support DentaQuest's mission to improve the oral health of all. Prior to forming his consulting firm and his association with DentaQuest, Patrick worked for the Commonwealth of Virginia for 32 years. He was appointed by two governors to serve as Virginia's Medicaid Director for eight years. Improving access to oral health services for Medicaid/CHIP children was a hallmark of Patrick's tenure as Medicaid Director. His prior work within Virginia government included directing the Virginia State Employees Health Benefits Program and serving as the Executive Director of a legislative health policy commission within the Virginia General Assembly. Patrick serves on various non-profit boards that promote access to care for uninsured and low-income persons, including Virginia Health Catalyst. He also is a member of the Virginia Dental Association Foundation Board of Directors and is the Board's past President. Patrick is a long-time volunteer at Mission of Mercy (MOM) Projects, which provide free dental care to those in underserved areas of Virginia. He earned both a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Master of Public Administration Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise | Mountain Empire Community College | Virginia Commonwealth University | Anthem Medicaid | DentaQuest | The Health Wagon

09/07/2020

A big thanks to our Oral Health Summit sponsor, Anthem HealthKeepers Plus!

Across the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and Wisconsin, Anthem Medicaid partners with local community organizations to help members make healthy decisions and connect them to the resources they need. Focused on health for over 20 years, Anthem in Virginia:

-Works with over 25,000 doctors, hospitals and specialists statewide.
-Is the largest Medicaid health plan
-Serves more than 350,000 Medicaid members.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise | Mountain Empire Community College | Virginia Commonwealth University | DentaQuest | The Health Wagon

08/31/2020

Mary Otto is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who began writing about oral health at The Washington Post, where she covered social issues, including healthcare and poverty, for eight years. She serves as AHCJ's core topic leader on oral health. In 2007, she wrote about 12-year-old Deamonte Driver, a Maryland child covered by Medicaid who died after bacteria from a dental infection spread to his brain. The death of the boy spurred congressional hearings, a revamping of Maryland's Medicaid dental system and increased attention to oral health access for Medicaid children nationwide. After leaving the Post in a newsroom downsizing, Otto spent an academic year as a 2009-10 Knight Science Journalism Fellow studying oral health and public health at Harvard University. Her ongoing exploration of barriers to dental care in poor communities has been assisted by the Dennis A. Hunt Fund. Otto has continued to write about oral health and other health and social issues as a freelance writer for the Post, as a contributing writer for an online publication for oral health professionals called DrBicuspid.com, and as the editor of Street Sense, a newspaper produced and sold by homeless men and women in Washington, D.C.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise | Mountain Empire Community College | Virginia Commonwealth University | Anthem Medicaid | DentaQuest | The Health Wagon

08/27/2020

A big thanks to our Oral Health Summit partner, LENOWISCO!

Established in 1969, the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission is authorized under the Virginia Regional Cooperation Act to serve as one of the twenty-one planning district commissions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. LENOWISCO serves the Counties of Lee, Scott, Wise and the City of Norton.

The Commission is recognized by the Appalachian Regional Commission as an ARC Local Development District and by the Economic Development Administration as an Economic Development District. LENOWISCO is heavily involved in community development, economic development, transportation and public utility infrastructure.

Presently, LENOWISCO also provides grant writing and grant management services and utilizes several community development programs, emphasizing both traditional economic development and new sector economic development.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise | Mountain Empire Community College | Virginia Commonwealth University | Anthem Medicaid | DentaQuest | The Health Wagon

08/21/2020

Dr. A. Omar Abubaker earned a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree (BDS) from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt in 1975. In 1984, he earned a PhD in Anatomical Sciences, and in 1990, earned a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree. Between 1984 and 1990, he also served as resident and chief resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and one-year research fellow at the Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh. He has been on the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry and VCU Medical Center since 1991. He is certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and by the American Board of Dental Anesthesiology.

Dr. Abubaker currently serves as professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery School of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Dentistry at MCV Hospital. He maintains an active busy intramural private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He is also actively involved in teaching dental students and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents, all in addition to his administrative responsibilities as a chair of the department.

Dr. Abubaker authored two oral and maxillofacial surgery textbooks, over 100 chapters and over 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles, as well as numerous abstracts and scientific presentations.

Dr. Abubaker recently earned a graduate certificate in Addiction Studies from the International Program in Addiction Studies, which is jointly housed in Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Adelaide, Australia and Kings College, London. He has recently become involved in education and research in the field of addiction and opioid epidemic and pain management. He has presented and appeared on numerous local and national organization on these topics over the past two years.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

08/20/2020

Don't forget to register for the upcoming SWVA Oral Health Summit! This free, two-day virtual course will equip your team with knowledge from the region’s top members of the dental community and provide strategies for improving access to services and reducing oral health stigma.

Topics include COVID-19-related infection control, patient addiction and prescribing practices, impact of poor oral health, environmental factors, workforce development, Medicaid expansion (dental benefits), access to care, community resources in Southwest Virginia, digital marketing and social media networking.

This event is sponsored by DentaQuest and Anthem Healthkeepers Plus and brought to you by the following partners: The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Mountain Empire Community College, Virginia Commonwealth University, MECC Rural Health Network, LENOWISCO Planning District Commission and The Health Wagon.

Registration remains open through 8/28. Reserve your spot today at https://tinyurl.com/OralHealthSummitCE.

08/14/2020

Dentaquest Foundation, now Dentaquest Partnership, has partnered with LENOWISCO to improve oral health outcomes in Lee, Scott, Wise Counties and City of Norton. Now, with the help of the Healthy Appalachia Institute, the focus area has expanded to include Virginia planning district commissions (PDCs) 1, 2 and 3.

The purpose of the Oral Health Summit is to provide education, share strategies for improved access to services, engage health systems and reduce oral health stigma. The results of this facilitated discussion will inform an oral health blueprint for Appalachia and provide engagement opportunities for those interested in improving oral health in our region.

Save the date! This event qualifies for Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

01/06/2020

Happy New Year!

This year would be a great one for UVA Wise students to pursue a career-enhancing trip to Rwanda or Tanzania with the Healthy Appalachia Institute and the UVA Center for Global Health.

Check out the flyer below for details, and click the link to be directed to an application for this unique opportunity.

https://uvawise.box.com/s/3necrh9lobcer7pqe0ykldf4woo84usn

12/11/2019

Elevate your academic and career goals while contributing to the success of a global health research team through the Healthy Appalachia Institute Global Health Scholars Program.

UVA Wise students of any major are encouraged to apply for a summer research opportunity, in Rwanda or Tanzania, with the University of Virginia Center for Global Health.

Applications are due Friday, January 17, and orientation will take place in February at UVA in Charlottesville, VA.

Click the link below to access a digital copy of the application, and send to abarnes@uvawise.edu.

https://uvawise.box.com/s/3necrh9lobcer7pqe0ykldf4woo84usn

09/16/2019

Check out this great article on Logan Stuart Baker and his CHR research funded by HAI. Logan's work was recently published in the Journal of Community Health, and he is one of many bright and capable Public Health students at UVa-Wise.

https://www.uvawise.edu/2019/09/13/bakers-chr-research-published/?fbclid=IwAR2L4bbWYECfHVgHxOjdODwkjmLslN9oWcGYwFSgHN4Fen7HNR0ysqLKMvg

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1 College Avenue
Wise, VA
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Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	8am - 6pm
Sunday	2pm - 10pm

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http://healthyappalachia.org/

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