Williamson, WV: 2014 Culture of Health Prize Winner
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Describes a rural community effort to improve both the health and the economy of a region that once prospered from the coal industry. Veteran coal miners banded together to modify a historic building to house the Williamson Health and Wellness Center, which started out as a free clinic and is now designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center. Discusses the Health Innovation Hub event where entrepreneurial initiatives are presented and experts are available to help develop new businesses and healthy enterprises. Williamson, WV is a recipient of the 2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
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06/2014
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Document
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Access · Diabetes · Economics and the economy · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · West Virginia