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The President’s Challenge starts March 20th. Click to learn more.
CDC updates on swine flu

For the latest updates from the CDC on the swine flu please visit their site by clicking the link below:
 

www.cdc.gov/swineflu

Governor Kaine Signs Restaurant Smoking Ban

Identical bills HB1703 (Cosgrove) and SB1105 (Northam) will ban smoking in nearly all restaurants across the Commonwealth, allowing narrow exceptions for private clubs and restaurants with a designated smoking room that is physically separated and independently ventilated from non–smoking dining areas. The Governor ceremonially signed the legislation at Croc's 19th Street Bistro in Virginia Beach.

Read the Governor's press release

 

Home for Autism Study

The Joint Commission on Health Care recently requested that the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in cooperation with external stakeholder groups, develop an implementation plan for a lead agency to serve individuals with autism and autistic spectrum disorders.

Learn more about this study.

The Commission on Youth has recently released two guides to assist youth, families, and providers with finding alternative educational options and appropriate mental health treatment.

The Guide to Local Alternative Education Options for Suspended and Expelled Students in the Commonwealth (RD 144) and Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs, 3rd edition (HD 21) can be viewed at: coy.state.va.us/reports.htm.

 
 
 

What We Do

The Secretary of Health and Human Resources oversees twelve state agencies which provide often-vital services to Virginians with mental retardation, mental illness, substance abuse and physical disability concerns; to low-income working families; and to the aging community.  In addition, our agencies license health practitioners and ensure safe drinking water in the Commonwealth.

Our Top Question

Where can I get help in getting my birth certificate, a death certificate, marriage or divorce record?

To obtain a copy of a vital record, contact the Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics at (804) 662-6200 or go to the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records.

Look at all our Frequently Asked Questions.



 

 
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