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Virginia News Items

Below are a list of news items of interest from 2009

Healthiest Nation in One Generation Campaign

Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director of APHA has said: “to fully reach our potential as a nation, we must do more. Health reform must also encompass the principles of public health and address the various socio-economic forces that impact health, while also shifting from a focus of treating illness to one of prevention.”

Member News

We are deeply saddened by the death of VAPHA Member Dr. Carl W. Armstrong, Director of the Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health after a long battle with cancer, on March 5, 2009

Winning Poster Session Entries Awarded at the Health Equity Conference

Dr. Monica Gaidhane, MPH student at VCU, and Dr. Gail Jennings, Epidemiologist, Virginia Department of Health win awards at the VAPHA Health Equity Conference.

National Public Health Week Theme Announced

 

Student Section of VAPHA Being Formed

 

VAPHA's President-Elect Tilahun Adera appointed Dean

 

New Medicaid Family Planning Program

 

Virginia gets a "D" for its preterm birth rate

 

VAPHA Board Soliciting Ideas

 

VAPHA Partners with Richmond Chapter of American Red Cross

 

VAPHA's Annual Meeting 2008 - Photos

 

Interview with Michael Royster

 

Moderate flu activity in Virginia

 

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) Releases Blueprint

 

Manassas Company Receives Award from CDC

 

2008 Virginia Health Equity Report

 

October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month

 

Increasing Popularity of Public Health among College Students

 

Health Equity and Infant Mortality Presentation