Rural Health Research Gateway

Michael Hendryx, PhD

Director, West Virginia Rural Health Research Center

Phone: 304.293.9206
Fax: 304.293.6685
E-mail: mhendryx@hsc.wvu.edu

Institute for Health Policy Research, Department of Community Medicine
West Virginia University
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV 25304-1299

Current Projects

Rural Environmental Hazards Inventory and Associated Health Outcomes
Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health promotion and disease prevention, Public health
This study will create a national inventory of potential environmental hazards for rural populations. Population health outcomes such as CDC mortality statistics will be examined to determine if poor health outcomes are related to greater exposures to potential hazards.