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Wells Fargo Continues Support for the Healthy Appalachia Institute
Building on the success of the establishment of the Wells Fargo Healthy Appalachia Student Fellows Awards last fall, Wells Fargo has renewed its support for undergraduate research at the institute.
Healthy Appalachia Faculty Member Ann Duesing to Receive DeBakey Award at the Library of Congress
Ann Duesing, a Librarian at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library at the University of Virginia and a founding member of the Healthy Appalachia Institute faculty at UVa-Wise, is the 2011 recipient of the National Library of Medicine Michael E. DeBakey Library 
Services Outreach Award. Ms. Duesing will receive the award at a ceremony on November 3, 2011 at the Library of Congress. For more information see: http://news.hsl.virginia.edu/?p=2785
Verizon Foundation Provides Funding to Develop Telenursing Curriculum
The use of telehealth services is expanding rapidly in southwestern Virginia, and Verizon is helping The University of Virginia’s College at Wise lead the way by keeping its nursing curriculum up to speed with the technology.
A $20,000 Verizon Foundation grant is funding the development of one of Virginia’s first telehealth nursing curriculum at the Department of Nursing at UVa-Wise. The project is a partnership among UVa-Wise, the Healthy Appalachia Institute and the University of Virginia Office of Telemedicine.
Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation Funds UVa-Wise Health and Wellness Center
Richard and Leslie Gilliam, natives of Southwest Virginia, recently pledged $8.3 million dollars for a new health and wellness center and renovations to Greear Gymnasium to house the Healthy Appalachia Institute at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
Richard, a native of Wise, is a 1974 graduate of UVa- Wise (formerly Clinch Valley College), and Leslie is from Jonesville, Virginia. Their generous gift, the largest in the history of the school, will provide both a new addition to its fitness center and the renovation of 5,833 square feet of the Fred B. Greear Gymnasium.
The health and wellness center and improvements to Greear Gymnasium will leverage the work of the Healthy Appalachia Institute, helping thousands of students and residents of Southwest Virginia embrace a healthier lifestyle.
Healthy Appalachia Institute designated again as Emerging Institute with the National Network of Public Health Institutes
The Healthy Appalachia Institute at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has been designated as an Emerging Institute with the National Network of Public Health Institutes for the second consecutive year.
The designation includes mentorship by Karen Minyard, executive director of the Georgia Health Policy Center, and participation in both the Emerging Institutes’ collaborative group and the NNPHI’s national conference.
Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation to Support Healthy Appalachia Institute
In November 2010, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise received support from the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation to support its Healthy Appalachia Institute. With these funds, the Healthy Appalachia Institute will create two “Wachovia Wells Fargo Healthy Appalachia Institute Student Fellows” awards. Working with a faculty mentor, the undergraduate recipients of each award will complete important research and program development endeavors to help improve health outcomes in Southwest Virginia.
