Contact Us

350 Capitol Street, Room 514 • Charleston, WV 25301-3715
Phone: (304) 356-4193 Fax: (304) 558-1553

Quick Facts

Eat Your Broccoli! UCLA researchers report that sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, may help protect against respiratory inflammation - an indication of conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Mission

The West Virginia Asthma Education and Prevention Program aspires to raise awareness of asthma as a priority health concern in the state and to reduce suffering, disability, death, and economic costs related to the disease.

WVAEPP Personnel Contact Information

Cynthia A. Keely Wilson, BA, RRT, LRTR

WVAEPP Program Manager

WVAEPP Website/Newsletter Editor

P: 304.356.4191

Fax: 304.558.1553

cynthia.a.keely@wv.gov

Teresa D. Marks

WVAEPP Program Coordinator

P: 304.356.4233

teresa.d.marks@wv.gov

Lora D. Lipscomb

Health Promotion & Chronic Disease (HP&CD) Special Projects Coordinator

P: 304.356.4228

lora.d.lipscomb@wv.gov

Tiffany A. Parms, MPH

WVAEPP Program Epidemiologist - Surveillance

P: 304.356.4190

tiffany.a.parms@wv.gov