State Wide Health Promotion
Activity Contact Information
Name of Organization: West Virginia Bureau for Public Health-Division of Health Promotion
Contact Name: Tom Sims, Division Director
Address: 350 Capitol Street, Room 319
City: Charleston
State: WV
Zip: 25301
Phone #: 304-558-0644
Fax #: 304-558-1553
E-mail: tomsims@wvdhhr.org
Organization Type: Government
Mission, Goals, etc.
Mission of Organization: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Goals: Mostly federally funded state programs to address CVH, Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Asthma, etc.
Measure of effectiveness of program: Against goals/objectives in work plans submitted to CDC
Collaborators on this program: Department of Education, Voluntary Orgs (e.g. ALA, AC and Universities, local health departments
General Activity Information
Description of program: Improve the health of West Virginians.
Topic areas: Nutrition, Physical Activity Programs
Target population: 18-59 yrs, 5-18 yrs, Female, Male
Length of program's existence: Since 1990 in its present form
# of people reached annually: Statewide - population based services, not one-on-one
Is there a fee to participate: No
Web Site: http://www.wvdhhr.org/wvbph
Counties Program is Available
All Counties


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