UVA-Wise Healthy Appalachia Institute (HAI)
The HAI at UVA-Wise is a collaboration between critical thinkers, scholars, system planners and leaders in government, education, business and healthcare. Through this collaboration, HAI provides policy makers, healthcare systems, educators, the business community and the region's citizens the necessary resources, ideas and strategies to foster a healthier citizenry in Central Appalachia. HAI is using creative and innovative methods, including new approaches to telemedicine, to bring the resources of UVA's Health System and surrounding healthcare providers to the people in Southwest Virginia with the goals of building a healthy workforce and increasing access to healthcare. HAI initiatives include Strategic Planning, Resource Development, Data Collection and Analysis, Outreach Programs, Community-based Participatory Research Standards, and Communication (including an annual hospice roundtable and spring research symposium).