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We promote excellence in public health practice and connect you to the research, training and service activities needed to improve population health.

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Our researchers tackle a wide range of topics affecting population health. Use our database below to find a researcher that is addressing your areas of interest. Check out our centers, too. Let's collaborate!

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Research Centers

WV Prevention Research Center

The West Virginia Prevention Research Center conducts and translates community-partnered research that results in tangible public health strategies and products to improve patient and population health and reduce chronic disease health disparities.

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Office of Health Services Research

The WVU Office of Health Services Research provides quality of care improvement, health analytics, evaluation, practice-based research, and applied research support and coaching to health systems and community-based organizations to help address priority health conditions and concerns.

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Services and Training

Occupational Medicine

Occupational Medicine provides the full spectrum of occupational and environmental medicine care, with services ranging from physical exams to health screens to hearing conservation.

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WVU provides educational programs and opportunities for adults ages 50 and over.

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Public Health Training Center

The Public Health Training Center provides skill-based training and continuing education opportunities targeted to the needs of the public health workforce and health care providers.

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WVU in the News: Geographic-Level Disparities Reported in Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines

Christiaan G. Abildso, associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, and colleagues examined the prevalence of meeting the aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and combined aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity guidelines during leisure time among adults aged 18 years and older by rural-urban status and U.S. Census Bureau region using National Health Interview Survey 2020 data.

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