The Report Was Prepared Under The Auspices Of:

Bob Wise
Governor

Paul L. Nusbaum
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services

Henry G. Taylor, M.D., M.P.H.
Commissioner
Bureau for Public Health

Alan P. Holmes, M.B.A.
Director
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion

Daniel M. Christy, M.P.A., Director
Health Statistics Center

July 2001
WEB Publication - March 2002

CREDITS

Report Written By
Eugenia Thoenen, Program Manager
Statistical Services Unit
Health Statistics Center

Health Statistics Center Statistical Staff
Fred King, BRFSS Coordinator
Thomas N. Leonard, M.S., Programmer/Analyst
Tom Light, Data Analyst
Joseph D. Kennedy, Programmer/Analyst
Terri Jarvis, Secretary
Philip Simmons, M.S., Programmer/Analyst

Additional Acknowledgments
Jessica G. Wright, R.N., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Director
Chronic Disease Program
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Amy H. Carte, Program Manager
Cardiovascular Health Program
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Mary Bee Antholz, M.A., Health Care Financial Analyst
West Virginia Health Care Authority

WEB Conversion
Dale A. Porter