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Faces of Public Health
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Protecting the food you eat.
A VDH environmental health specialist tests river water to ensure Virginia's shellfish are safe to eat. |
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Keeping Virginia's water safe to drink.
A VDH engineer inspects a water treatment plant. |
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Monitoring the environment for disease.
VDH scientist tests mosquitoes for West Nile Virus. |
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Administering immunizations to prevent disease in your community.
VDH public health staff administer flu shots and other vaccinations
to protect the entire community. |
Smallpox Vaccination
Virginia Department of Health's Division of Shellfish Sanitation at Work
A laboratory specialist places sea water and oyster samples in incubator to be analyzed for bacteria.
A shellfish specialist extracting oysters to be analyzed for bacteria.
Virginia Department of Health Leadership
Cynthia C. Romero,
MD, FAAFP
State Health Commissioner
Dr. David Trump
State Epidemiologist & Director, Office of Epidemiology