West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Focal Points
WVPP 2010 Central Advisory Council
Chair
Michael Stitely, MD, Faculty and Associate Professor,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown
Members
Nancy Atkins, RN, MA, Commissioner, Office of Medical
Services, WVDHHR, Charleston ● Mary Boyd, MD, Chair, American
Academy of Pediatrics – West Virginia Chapter, Petersburg, WV
● Luis Bracero, MD, Professor and Director of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Women and
Children’s Hospital, Charleston ● Jay Bringman, MD, Associate
Professor and Director of Maternal and Fetal Medicine Out-Patient Services ,
West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown ● David Butler, DO,
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg
● Martha
Carter, CNM, CEO, FamilyCare Health Center, Scott Depot
● David Chafin, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marshall
University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV
●
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 ● Kimberly Farry, MD,
OB/GYN, Buckhannon ● Lyn Haley, CNM, Chair, West Virginia Section,
American College of Nurse-Midwives, Fayetteville ● C.H. Mitch
Jacques, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, WVU
Eastern Division, Martinsburg ● Stefan Maxwell, MD, MFM, CAMC Women
and Children’s Hospital, 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, WV ● 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 ● Susan Tomblin, RN, NICU, Cabell Huntington
Hospital, Huntington ● Joseph Werthammer, MD, Department of
Pediatrics, Marshall University, 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 - 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:
- 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