West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Focal Points
WVPP 2009 Central Advisory Council
Chair
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Michael Stitely, MD, Faculty and Associate Professor, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown
Members
• Luis Bracero, MD, Professor and Director of Maternal/Fetal
Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston • David Butler, DO, West
Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg • Martha Carter, CNM,
CEO, FamilyCare Health Center, Scott Depot • Sonia Chambers, Chairwoman, WV
Health Care Authority, Charleston • Ted Cheatham, Director, Public Employees
Insurance Agency, Charleston • Brenda Dawley, MD, Vice-Chair, American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, WV Chapter, Huntington • Renee
Domanico, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Marshall University, Huntington •
Kimberly Farry, MD, OB/GYN, Buckhannon • Janet Graeber, MD, Department of
Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown • Lyn Haley, CNM, Chair,
West Virginia Section, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Fayetteville •
Fernando Indacochea, MD, Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics – West
Virginia Chapter, Petersburg • C.H. Mitch Jacques, MD, PhD Dean, Associate
Vice President for Health Sciences, WVU Eastern Division, Martinsburg •
Stefan Maxwell, MD, MFM, CAMC, Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston •
Marsha Morris, RN, Esq., Commissioner, WVDHHR, Office of Medical Services,
Charleston • Pat Moore Moss, MSW, Office Director, Maternal, Child, and
Family Health, WV DHHR, Charleston • Robert C. Nerhood, MD, Professor and
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Senior Associate Dean for
Clinical Affairs, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine,
Huntington • Angelita Nixon, CNM, Chair: American College of Nurse Midwives
- West Virginia Section, Scott Depot • Mark Polak MD, 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 • Sam Roberts, MD, Board Member and
representing the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Family
Physicians (WV AAFP), Rural Family Practice, Elkins • Bassam Shamma, MD,
OB/GYN, Thomas Hospital, South Charleston • Susan Tomblin, RN, NICU, Cabell
Huntington Hospital, Huntington • Nancy J. Tolliver, RN, MSIR, Director, WV
Perinatal Partnership • Ann Dacey, RN, Nurse Coordinator, WV Perinatal
Partnership
About Us
The
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership - 2009 is a project of the WV 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 - WVU - 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:
- Guidelines of Care Subcommittee
- Consultation, Transport, and Referral Subcommittee
- Telecommunications Subcommittee
- Universal Screening Tool and Data Subcommittee.
Several working committees are active:
- Committee on the Shortage of Maternity Care Providers,
- Committee on the Lack of Oral Health Care in Pregnancy
- Committee on the Economic Impact of Poor Outcomes
- Committee on Drug Use During Pregnancy
- Committee to Encourage the Development of Perinatal Worksite Wellness Programs
- Committee to Promote and Support Breastfeeding
- Committee to Reduce Tobacco Exposure During Pregnancy
- Committee to Study Unplanned Pregnancy and Teen Pregnancy in West Virginia
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