WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $768,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will be used to support the “Be Wild, Be Wonderful, Be Healthy” Project that partners with the Center for Disease Control National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion’s (CDC-NCCDPHP) High Obesity Program to aid research and surveys regarding chronic obesity.
“By supporting research programs like this at WVU, we are helping those living with obesity avoid the chronic health issues that result from this condition. As the top Republican on the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, I look forward to seeing how researchers at WVU can partner with other institutions, like the CDC, and use this funding to advance research that can help West Virginians lead healthier lives,” Ranking Member Capito said.
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