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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than $644,000 in grant funding aimed at promoting healthier lives in Appalachia is being awarded to care providers in Virginia and West Virginia.
The grants are from the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation and are aimed at reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Heart disease accounts for 23 percent of all deaths in West Virginia and 22 percent of all deaths in Virginia.
In Virginia, the grant money will benefit St. Mary's Health Wagon in Wise. It will be used for a program to identify, minimize and prevent heart disease through education, screening and medication management.
Also sharing in the grant will be West Virginia Health Right Inc. and its SCALE program. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among obese patients.
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