Dr. Rahul Gupta to Lead DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health12/04/2014 West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Cabinet Secretary Karen L. Bowling today announced the appointment of Dr. Rahul Gupta as Commissioner of DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health and State Health Officer, effective January 1, 2015. ...more Change the Future WV Program to Honor Community Leaders12/02/2014 Change the Future West Virginia will recognize community leaders who have supported the program’s goals and objectives at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, December 3, at Stonewall Resort and Conference Center in Roanoke, West Virginia. ...more Pregnant Mothers Urged to Get Flu Shot 10/21/2014 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Division of Immunization Services is urging pregnant women in West Virginia to get a flu shot to protect themselves and their unborn babies against the flu. ...more DHHR Requires Reporting of Acute Neurologic Illness10/01/2014 Officials with the Bureau for Public Health today filed an order requiring health care providers and health care facilities to report to the State DHHR all cases of acute neurologic illness with focal limb weakness...more DHHR Wraps Up Meeting with CDC 09/12/2014 Officials with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Bureau for Public Health wrapped up their 3-day meeting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...more Epi-Aid Addendum Released08/19/2014 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources received the Epi-Aid Trip Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....more WIC Has Been Strengthening Families for 40 Years05/08/2014 The West Virginia Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is one of the State’s most important public health programs improving healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes...more DHHR Announces New WIC Income Guidelines04/17/2014 WVDHHR Office of Nutrition Services today announced new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) income eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants...more BPH begins door-to-door community assessments04/03/2014 West Virginia Department of Health Human Resources, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER)...more DHHR Statement regarding WVTAP Health Panel04/01/2014 The Department of Health and Human Resources has historically partnered and relied on the medical expertise of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)," DHHR Cabinet Secretary Karen L. Bowling said...more Winter Storm Expected - Be Prepared03/02/2014 The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health is alerting residents to be aware of the approaching winter storm that is expected to impact many counties across the state...more |