Welcome!
The Virginia Public Health Association (VAPHA) is an alliance of
multi-disciplinary health professionals from the public and private
sectors committed to improving the health of all Virginians.
The Association, founded in 1950, represents the public's interest
in the health of all Virginia residents, and we are affiliated with the
American Public Health Association.
A New Lease on Life: Health for Virginians with Mental Illness
A New Lease on Life is a public/private initiative to provide mental health treatment to the uninsured.
The program funds nine grants throughout the state
that will enable health safety net providers to treat uninsured Virginians
suffering from basic mental health conditions, and provide primary health care
for seriously mentally ill Virginians who are uninsured.
For more information, please see the news release, or the Virginia Health Care Foundation.
VAPHA
Joins Healthcare For All Virginians
The VAPHA Board
recently made a decision to join Healthcare For All Virginians,
a coalition made up of over 60 organizations dedicated to making
quality healthcare accessible and affordable throughout Virginia. Healthcare
For All Virginians believes that individual health and well being
is intertwined with the health and well-being of the broader community,
and that access to healthcare is an essential element contributing to
the common good. To find out more about this coalition and their
efforts to make Virginia a leader in healthcare, please visit Healthcare
For All Virginians.
Have You Visited Virginia's New Social Network
Website to Advance Health Equity?
VAPHA's efforts to create health equity in
Virginia are ongoing! After attending our Health Equity Conference last
September, many of you are looking for ways to advance health equity
across Virginia. Please join the new social network website where you can:
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Start discussions and answer questions in the forum
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Write your own blog posts and share
comments on other posts
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Add events and upload photos and
videos
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Identify collaborators to engage in activities
to promote health equity
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and more!
We hope you’ll
take advantage of this website on a routine basis to learn, ask
questions, share, and connect with others who also want to advance
health equity across the Commonwealth!
Let's Move!
Michelle Obama has announced Let's Move! America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids. The program focus is on healthy choices, healthy schools, physical activity and accessible and affordable healthy food.
A(H1N1) Virus Information
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A Message from the Governor of Virginia
Governor Timothy M. Kaine has recorded a public service announcement in Spanish to make sure the Latino community is aware of the risks of H1N1 (Swine) Flu, and what it can do to protect itself.
El Gobernador Timothy M. Kaine ha grabado un anuncio de servicio público en español para informar a la comunidad Latina de los riesgos de la influenza tipo H1N1, y como protegerse.
VAPHA Career and Internship Fair
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) hosted the Virginia
Public Health Association Career and Internship Fair, on December 4, 2009 at
VCU’s University Student Commons Building.
Students from VCU, GMU, UVA and ODU/EVMS turned out in force to attend
workshops and network with alumni, staff, faculty and VAPHA Members. For more information and photos on this
event, click here.
Virginia Health Commissioner Kicks Off H1N1 Vaccination Program
The Virginia Department of Health kicked off its statewide
media campaign and vaccination program for the H1N1 flu virus, H1N1Get1, a broad public awareness program designed to encourage all
Virginians to get vaccinated against the potentially lethal strain of
flu.
Please see the VDH Newsroom for press releases from the Virginia Department of Health regarding H1N1.
Virginia Health Equity Conference
The Virginia Health Equity Conference, hosted
by the Virginia Public Health Association drew more than 300 people from across the
state and featured a slate of national experts. Please see the article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Post-Conference resources, such as the speakers PowerPoint presentations, are available on the conference website.
Archived Public Health News
