The Eastern West Virginia Rural Health Education Consortium encompasses the entire eastern panhandle of the state. For information on health profiles by county, please click on the county name.

Counties in Consortium (population in parenthesis)
Western Area Counties:
Grant (11,092)	Hardy (11,746)	Hampshire (18,659)
Mineral (27,102)	Pendleton (8,030)	Tucker (7,754)
Eastern Area Counties:
Berkeley (70,700)	Jefferson (41,368)	Morgan (13,354)

Major Industries - dairy farming, poultry farming and processing, timber and wood products, and apple and peach farming.

Major Health Problems - heart disease, malignant neoplasms, obesity, sedenary lifestyles, teen pregnancy, unintentional injuries, suicides, drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse.

Higher Education Institutions

• Eastern WV Community and Technical College
• Potomac State College of West Virginia University
• Shepherd College

Recreational Opportunities - The geographic diversity of this region offers recreational and residential opportunities to suit any lifestyle.

• Seneca Rocks
• Canaan Valley
• Blackwater Falls
• Harpers Ferry
• Berkeley Springs

Seasonal recreation activities include skiing, hunting, fishing, whitewater rafting, camping, hiking, caving, and mountain climbing. The eastern portion of the region has strategic transportation links to the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. areas.