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VA Department of Health Programs Overview

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) operates a number of programs that impact Virginians with disabilities:

· Through its Division of Long Term Care, it regulates Nursing Homes and ICF/MRs (Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Mental Retardation).

· Through its Division of HIV/STD, it operates many programs designed to prevent, treat, and care for individuals with, or at risk of contracting, AIDS or other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases).

· VDH's Healthy Virginians 2010 project has begun specifically addressing the health needs of Virginians with Disabilities.

· VDH's Diabetes Control Project seeks to reduce the number of deaths, disabilities and complications due to Diabetes.

· Through its Office of Family Health, VDH is responsible for the Federal Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in Virginia, which provides supplemental nutrition care and food to low-income pregnant, lactating and postpartum women and children up to age five.

· The Center for Injury and Violence Prevention has a number of programs designed to reduce the risk of disabling injuries from accidents and violence.

· Health Department representatives may participate in the development of school IEP and transition plans for students.

· Many other programs may have an impact on the health of Virginians with disabilities. For the full list of VDH programs, go to: http://www.vdh.state.va.us/VDHprograms.htm.

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Most of the information on VDH programs is available from the VDH home page at: http://www.vdh.state.va.us/.

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