Virginia Department of Health

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Prevent Foodborne Disease According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne disease in the U.S. affects an estimated 76 million persons, causes 325,000 hospitalizations and is responsible for approximately 5,000 deaths per year. A number of risk factors exist that often contribute to the spread of foodborne disease, such as not washing ones hands before and after handling food; cross-contamination of food surfaces when they are not properly cleaned after contact with foods and not heating foods to the proper temperature. More resources on food safety and preventing foodborne disease

Virginia Department of Health Overview

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Disease Information and Prevention
Click here for information about infectious diseases, chronic disease prevention, cancer, HIV, STDs, and more.

Healthy Living
Check here for information about women’s health, childhood immunizations, WIC, and other ways you can keep your family safe and healthy.

Health Records and Statistics
Click here for information about birth, death, marriage, and divorce records as well as Virginia health data.

Preparing and Responding to Emergencies
Learn about Virginia’s preparedness efforts and how to keep your family prepared and safe during natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods and man-made disasters like bioterrorism.

Hometown Health
Find out how your local health department is working to keep your community healthy.

Protecting Your Environment
Click here to find out about VDH programs to protect your drinking water and to regulate seafood distributors and restaurants.

Regulation and Licensing
Find out more about VDH regulations and licensing of health care providers, emergency response agencies, restaurants and shellfish distributors, and drinking water and wastewater providers.

Newsroom
Resources for the media and the latest news about VDH. Visit the newsroom and sign up to receive the latest news delivered right to your inbox.

Showing Support for Virginia National Guard and Reserves. Last fall, Governor Kaine signed the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support. By signing this document, he pledged his support to the men and women proudly serving in the Virginia National Guard and Reserves and also to the agencies employing these individuals. It is imperative that the Commonwealth foster collaboration between the entities to ensure that policies and practices are carried out as we fight the war of terrorism and protect our nation.

Virginia Easy Access is a web portal for seniors and adults with disabilities and the providers that support them. Virginia Easy Access is easy to understand and use and provides information about a variety of informational topics of particular interest to these populations including information on public benefits and programs.

2-1-1 VIRGINIA is helping individuals with disabilities find employment in the private sector and in federal, state and local government branches. Learn more by visiting the Job Accommodation Network site, just one of 2-1-1 VIRGINIA’s many health and human service referral links.

Are you, or someone you know, having problems affording the medicines prescribed by your doctor? Many companies that make commonly prescribed medicines have Prescription Assistance Programs, through which qualifying patients (or their doctors) receive medicines at low or no cost. For more information visit the Prescription Assistance Programs Web site or call our hotline at 1-866-531-3065.

New Together Rx Access™ card offers Americans with no prescription drug coverage savings at the pharmacy counter.

Own Your Future: Virginia's Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign