WVU Health Affairs Institute

11/12/2025

We’re proud of our WVU HAI team for promoting MATCH at the WV Rural Health Association Conference! They’re connecting with partners statewide to highlight the power of data in driving healthier, stronger communities across West Virginia. 💬

We’re thrilled to join the WV Rural Health Association Conference and connect with leaders across the state! Our team is meeting with attendees to share how MATCH data can be used to identify health trends and strengthen grant applications to improve health services across the state.

11/03/2025

Always good connecting with our fellow ! We love seeing West Virginia proudly repped on the public health stage. Congrats to WVU School of Public Health on their exhibition and showings at ! American Public Health Association

10/29/2025

We’re proud to share that Brandon Marsh represented WVU Health Affairs Institute on the NxGen Public Health Forum Advisory Board! The event brought together the next generation of public health leaders from across the nation to advance innovation, data modernization, and workforce growth. 🌎💡

10/24/2025

WVU Health Affairs Institute delivers project management, consulting, and strategic planning to strengthen data-driven public health initiatives that equips generations of West Virginians with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead healthy lives. ✨💙

Through public health education efforts like West Virginia’s Clear Future, our team helps partners build capacity, apply best practices, and achieve measurable outcomes.

🔗 Click here to learn more: https://healthaffairsinstitute.org/capabilities/project-management/

10/20/2025

Our Senior Instructional Designer attended WVSTC 2025, celebrating 50 years of innovation in technology!

At the Health Affairs Institute, we bring that same innovative spirit to our training and technical assistance, helping partners strengthen systems, improve operations, and build sustainable solutions across healthcare and beyond.✨💻

10/02/2025

✨ Dr. Shyama Mahakalanda, Sarah Bolen, Jackie Briski, Dr. Diane Gross, Amanda Jones, and Mohini Chatterji recently attended the 2025 Public Health Association Conference, joining professionals and leaders to advance collaboration in the public health field. 🌍💙

10/01/2025

🧠 WVU Research Alert 🚨
New findings from reveal a critical factor in overdose deaths: men are 2–3x more likely to die from unintentional overdoses than women, and alcohol may be a key reason why.

🔍 Researchers, lead by Health Affairs Institute’s Dr. Zheng Dai, found that while men and women use illicit substances at similar rates, men are more likely to combine alcohol with drugs like fentanyl, intensifying the risk of fatal overdose due to compounded respiratory depression.

📊 In West Virginia alone, over 75% of overdose deaths involving alcohol and another substance were men.
💬 “People often don’t realize alcohol and opioids can have the same harmful effect on the body,” said Zheng Dai, lead researcher.

📚 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/24qex4w7
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10/01/2025

🚨 New WVU Research Alert 🚨

Men are 2–3x more likely than women to die from unintentional overdoses and a key reason may be the dangerous mix of alcohol and drugs.

West Virginia University researchers, led by WVU Health Affairs Institute's Dr. Zheng Dai, found that while substance use rates are similar across genders, men are more likely to combine alcohol with opioids like fentanyl, increasing the risk of fatal respiratory depression. Between 2005 and 2023, over 75% of overdose deaths involving alcohol and another substance in WV were men.

📘 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/24qex4w7
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09/25/2025

👏 Big congratulations to our very own Divya Gadde, Health Data Analyst, for presenting at the Southeast SAS Users Group Conference (SESUG) 2025! 🌟
Divya’s session explored strategies for managing large, raw datasets in SAS, especially when metadata or documentation is limited. Her insights help professionals improve efficiency, reduce storage needs, and boost performance.
We’re proud to see her expertise shared with the wider SAS community! 💻📊