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Tim Kaine - Governor of Commonwealth of Virginia
Tim Kaine
Governor
of Virginia

John Marshall - Secretary of Public Safety
John Marshall
Secretary
of Public Safety

Marilyn Harris - Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Director of Gosap
Marilyn Harris
Deputy Secretary
of Public Safety,
GOSAP Director



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VA Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is one of 12 state agencies under the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, and is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians.

VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts. These entities work together to promote healthy lifestyle choices that can combat chronic disease, to educate the public about emergency preparedness and threats to their health, and to track disease outbreaks in Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Health has several programs that address risk and protective factors associated with substance abuse and violence. The following three units participate in the GOSAP Collaborative:



Virginia Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2448
109 Governor Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
 Web site: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/
Program Contact
The Division of Injury & Violence Prevention (DIVP) is a division of the Virginia Department of Health that focuses on the prevention of unintentional, intentional and self-inflicted injuries. The division coordinates activities to prevent bullying, suicide, domestic and sexual violence and unintentional injuries in the Commonwealth.
http://www.vahealth.org/civp/ 		Erima Fobbs
Director
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804/864-7733
Fax: 804/864-7748
E-mail: erima.fobbs@vdh.virginia.gov
The Division of Child and Adolescent Health promotes the health of children and adolescents in the Commonwealth.
http://www.vahealth.org/childadolescenthealth/ 		Joanne S. Boise, M.S.P.H.
Director
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St., 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7685
Fax: (804) 864-7722
E-mail: joanne.boise@vdh.virginia.gov
The Division of Women’s and Infants Health works to prevent illness and promote health among women and infants in Virginia. http://www.vahealth.org/wih/ Joan Corder-Mabe, RNC, WHNP
Director
109 Governor St., 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7751
Fax: (804) 864-7772
E-mail: joan.corder-mabe@vdh.virginia.gov

The VA Department of Health addresses other areas of prevention. You can get more information on each of the following topics:

Suicide Prevention:
http://www.vahealth.org/civp/preventsuicideva/

Youth violence:
http://www.vahealth.org/civp/preventviolenceva/

Sexual Violence Prevention:
http://www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence/index.asp

Medical outreach regarding domestic violence:
http://www.vahealth.org/civp/healthcareproviders.asp

Click here to get more information about health districts in Virginia.

Learn more about the
VA Tobacco Use Control Project