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DHHR Begins Distributing Naloxone Statewide for First Responders

Update: DHHR’s statewide distribution of naloxone to first responders is not expected to be… Full Story

State Health Officer Issues Strong Recommendation for Food Service and Restaurant Owners in Kanawha and Putnam Counties to Have Their Employees Vaccinated Against Hepatitis A

​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health has… Full Story

DHHR Announces Funding Availability for LEAD Programs

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced funding… Full Story

DHHR Announces Funding Availability for Collegiate Recovery Programs

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced funding… Full Story

DHHR Intensifies Hepatitis A Prevention Efforts in Kanawha and Putnam Counties

​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health… Full Story

DHHR Announces Funding Availability for Quick Response Teams

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced funding… Full Story

DHHR Awards Funding for Recovery Residences

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Office of Drug Control Policy… Full Story

DHHR Awards Funding to Marshall Research Corporation for Substance Abuse Project

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Behavioral Health… Full Story

West Virginia Selected to Participate in the National Governors Association’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Workshop

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health is… Full Story

DHHR Releases Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Data for 2017

​CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR)… Full Story

DHHR Awards Grant to Prestera to Develop a Quick Response Team

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Office of Drug Control Policy… Full Story

DHHR to Add 48 Child Protective Services Positions

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Cabinet Secretary Bill J.

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Brumage Steps Down as Director of DHHR’s Office of Drug Control Policy

Effective today, March 23, 2018, Dr.

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DHHR Awards Opiate Use Peer Recovery Coaches Funding

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Behavioral Health… Full Story

DHHR Announces Energy Assistance Program for Low Income Residents

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced applications… Full Story

West Virginia Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting

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DHHR Receives CMS approval for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment Services

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Medical Services… Full Story

DHHR to Address Eligibility Qualifications for Social Service Programs

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced strategies to… Full Story

Brumage to Lead DHHR’s Office of Drug Control Policy

​Governor Jim Justice today announced the appointment of Dr.

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West Virginia Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting

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Recommendations for the State’s Opioid Response Plan Sent to the Governor and Legislature

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today submitted final… Full Story

DHHR to Add 20 Slots to Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Medical Services… Full Story

DHHR Releases 2016 West Virginia Overdose Fatality Analysis

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health (BPH… Full Story

Johnson to Retire from Office of Drug Control Policy

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Cabinet Secretary Bill J.

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DHHR Realizes Cost Savings

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Cabinet Secretary Bill J.

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DHHR to Begin Phase One of Federal Waiver to Treat Substance Use

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Medical Services… Full Story

Proposed Opioid Response Plan Released for Public Comment

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today released a proposed… Full Story

City of Kenova Water Customers May Experience Service Interruption; DHHR and Other Agencies Are Testing Water

Customers of the City of Kenova water system could potentially experience water service… Full Story

DHHR to Add 798 Slots to Aged and Disabled Waiver Program

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Medical Services… Full Story

Proposed Opioid Response Plan Released for Public Comment

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today released a proposed… Full Story