West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Focal Points
WVPP 2011 Central Advisory Council
Chair: Brenda Dawley, MD, Ob-Gyn, Chair, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, WV Chapter, Huntington
Members:
Nancy Atkins, RN, MA, Commissioner, Bureau for Medical Services, WVDHHR, Charleston; Mary Boyd, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics – West Virginia Chapter, Elkins; Luis Bracero, MD, Professor and Director of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston; Martha Carter, CNM, CEO, FamilyCare Health Center, Scott Depot; David Chaffin, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington; Ted Cheatham, Esq., Director, Public Employees Insurance Agency, Charleston; Kimberly Farry, MD, OB/GYN, Associates in Women’s Health, Buckhannon; William M. Holls, MD, Director of Labor and Delivery and MFM Outreach, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown; David Jude, MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington; Kathleen J. Martin, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor, WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg; Stefan Maxwell, MD, MFM, CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston; Angelita Nixon, CNM, Past Chair and Public Relations Liaison: American College of Nurse Midwives - West Virginia Affiliate, Scott Depot; Mark Polak MD, FAAP, Associate Professor and Director of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, WVU Dept of Pediatrics, Morgantown; Shauna Popson, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon; Gail Rock, CNM, MSN, IBCLC, American College of Nurse Midwives-WV Chapter; Michael Stitely, MD, Faculty and Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown; Joseph Werthammer, MD, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics, Marshall University, Huntington; Amy B. Wenmoth, MA, Epidemiologist/Director of Clinical Analysis, West Virginia Health Care Authority; Anne Williams, RN, BS, MS-HCA, Director, Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health, Bureau for Public Health, WVDHHR, Charleston; Nancy J. Tolliver, RN, MSIR, Director, WV Perinatal Partnership; Ann Dacey, RN, BS, Nurse Coordinator, WV Perinatal Partnership
About Us
The
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership is a project of the West Virginia Community
Voices, funded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Organizations which
have actively participated in one or more projects include the following.
- American Academy of Family Practice, West Virginia Chapter
- American College of Nurse Midwives, West Virginia Chapter
- American Academy of Pediatrics, West Virginia Chapter
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia Section
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, West Virginia Section
- Bureau for Medical Services, West Virginia DHHR
- Bluefield Regional Medical Center
- Cabell-Huntington Hospital
- Charleston Area Medical Center, Women’s and Children’s Hospital
- Camden Clark Memorial Hospital
- Charleston Area Medical Center, Health Education and Research Institute
- City Hospital - WVUH East
- Davis Memorial Hospital
- Division of Tobacco Prevention, WV DHHR
- Fairmont General Hospital
- Grant Memorial Hospital
- Greenbrier Valley Medical Center
- Jefferson Memorial Hospital
- Logan Regional Medical Center
- Monongalia General Hospital
- Ohio Valley Medical Center
- Pleasant Valley Hospital
- Preston Memorial Hospital
- Princeton Community Hospital
- Raleigh General Hospital
- Reynolds Memorial Hospital
- Roane General Hospital
- St. Josephs Hospital, Buckhannon
- St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg
- St. Mary’s Hospital
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Summersville Memorial Hospital
- Thomas Memorial Hospital
- March of Dimes, West Virginia Chapter
- Marshall University Joan C. Edward School of Medicine
- Marshall University School of Nursing – Graduate Program
- Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion – West Virginia DHHR
- Office of Maternal Child and Family Health WV DHHR
- Partnership of African American Churches
- Wellness Council of West Virginia
- West Virginia Breastfeeding Alliance
- United Hospital Center
- Weirton Medical Center
- Welch Community Hospital
- West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy
- West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program
- West Virginia Council of Churches
- West Virginia Health Care Authority
- West Virginia Health Improvement Institute (WVHII)
- West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition
- West Virginia Healthy Start/HAPI (Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants) Project
- West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
- West Virginia Hospital Association
- West Virginia Kids Count
- West Virginia Primary Care Association
- West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
- West Virginia State Medical Association
- West Virginia University, Children’s Hospital
- West Virginia University National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
- West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, Charleston, and Eastern Panhandle Divisions
- Women Infant and Children (WIC) Food and Nutrition Program – West Virginia DHHR
- West Virginia University, Institute for Health Policy Research
- Welch Community Hospital
- Wheeling Hospital
- Williamson Memorial Hospital
- WomenCare Birth Center
Our Committees
The West Virginia Perinatal Health Partnership relies for general direction on a Central Advisory Council and its subcommittees:
- Consultation, Transport, and Referral
- Committee on One Call System - STEMS
- Telecommunications - Connect to Care
- Hospital Self Assessment
- Infant Mortality Review
Several working committees are active:
- Committee on the Shortage of Maternity Care Providers
- Subcommittee on Design of Emergency Childbirth Education Training Program
- Committee on the Lack of Oral Health Care in Pregnancy
- Committee on the Economic Impact of Poor Outcomes
- OB QI to reduce elective labor inductions prior to 39 weeks gestation
- OB QI to reduce first time mothers c-section rates
- OB QI to study place of birth of VLBW infants
- Committee on Drug Use During Pregnancy
- Committee to Promote and Support Breastfeeding
- Projects of WV Breastfeeding Alliance Development of Perinatal Worksite Wellness Programs
- Committee to Reduce Tobacco Exposure During Pregnancy
- Committee to Study Unplanned Pregnancy and Teen Pregnancy in West Virginia
- Committee on Perinatal Outreach Education
Our Staff
Nancy Tolliver, Project Director
nancytolliver@wvperinatal.org
(304) 342-8237
Ann Dacey, Nurse Coordinator
anndacey@wvperinatal.org
(304) 293-8891
Shauna Popson, Outreach Education Coordinator
shaunapopson@wvperinatal.org
(304) 473 8223
Joyce Daniels
jdaniels@wvperinatal.org