Rural Health Research Gateway

Cynthia Persily, PhD

Deputy Director, West Virginia Rural Health Research Center

Phone: 304.347.1253
E-mail: cpersily@hsc.wvu.edu

School of Nursing
West Virginia University
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV

Current Projects

Multidisciplinary Environmental Health Provider Competencies Expected Completion
Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Public health
This study will develop, from existing single discipline standards, a competency guide that will address competencies that are essential for providing environmentally conscious care. The study will then systematically evaluate content validity, completeness and clarity of the competencies.