Counties in Consortium (population in parenthesis)
Cabell (96,827)	Lincoln (21,382)	Wayne (41,636)

 

The Cabwaylingo Consortium is located in the southwest corner of West Virginia. There are two Army Corps of Engineer lakes within a 30-45 minute drive of all sites. The lakes provide recreational activities including: swimming, boating, camping, fishing and hunting. Huntington, and Marshall University, are a 30-60 minute drive from all sites. Charleston is 1-1.5 hours away. The leading county industries and chief products include coal, natural gas, lumber, cement and concrete, and farming.

The major health problems in these three counties include cardiovascular disease, cancer, C.O.P.D., sedentary lifestyle, and cerebrovascular disease.(WV County Health Profiles, 1992)

Twenty-eight percent of Cabell County's adult residents have less than a high school education, compared to 34 percent for West Virginia as a whole. The nineteen percent of the population living at poverty level or below, is lower than the 19.7 percent state rate, and the unemployment rate of 5.2 percent is lower than the 7.2 percent state average. (1992 WV County Health Profiles)

In Lincoln County, 50.9 percent of the adult population has less than a high school education; 33.8 percent of residents live at poverty level, and the unemployment rate is 10.9 percent.

Thirty seven percent of Wayne County adults have not graduated from high school. Twenty-two percent of residents live at poverty level or below. The unemployment rate is 7.1 percent. (U.S. Census, 1990)