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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Women's Health Pavilion offers a full range of services for mothers and babies - from the problem-free pregnancy to one that might be high-risk. SNGH offers private birthing rooms for labor and delivery and dedicated operating rooms for C-section deliveries. Special private post-partum rooms allow mothers the choice of having the baby with them in their room. A newborn nursery is available, as well as a 48-bed Special Care Nursery equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and staffed around the clock by board-certified neonatologists (specialists in newborn care) to care for our sickest babies.

Technical assistance, training, equipment loan, and disability awareness services available to the community regarding individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Also, offers workshops and forums educating and empowering individuals with hearing disabilities on a variety of topics.

Provide protection of public health, safety, and the environment through effective and innovative management, operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer systems.

Provides food to those in need.

Pap Smear Clinics: Available to women of all ages, includes a breast examination, education, physical exam, and appropriate referrals for mammography. A sliding scale fee is applied, based on income. Every Woman's Life: Offer screening services for breast and cervical cancer for eligible women 50 to 64 years of age. This is part of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. To be eligible women must: Have incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, be uninsured, or underinsured, be a legal resident with Virginia as her primary residence.

Offers distance learning programs in the high school and middle school levels. The two distance learning programs available to Virginia Beach City Public Schools' students include:Virtual Virginia Beach e-Learning (online) and Quality Connection (videoconferencing).

Administers the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan (FAMIS) that provides health coverage for children who have not had any health insurance coverage for 6 months. FAMIS is designed to cover children of working Virginia families who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private health insurance. For further inquiries, please call the FAMIS Toll-free hotline (866)873-2647 available: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-7:00PM and Saturday 9:00AM-12:00PM.

Assists the citizens of Suffolk in fulfilling their recreational, informational, and cultural needs by: promoting, encouraging and supporting a lifelong interest in reading, providing sources of information in all fields of knowledge, and providing materials which support the continuing educational needs, both formal and informal, of its citizens.

Provides the following Environmental Health Services: Complaints Environmental Health documents and investigates residents' complaints about environmental health problems, including reports of food and waterborne disease, mosquito problems, improper sewage disposal and other public health issues. Food Services Local health department staff inspect and issue required permits to such food service establishments as school cafeterias, restaurants, food stands at community events, camps, day care centers, B&B's and migrant camps. They work with those who provide prepared food to the public to help assure that food is wholesome and healthy. The local health department is responsible for working with local dairies to assure a healthy product, free of disease. This is done through regular inspections and ongoing input into dairy operations. Drinking Water Environmental health staff provides assistance to property owners who have or desire to have private wells on their property. They assist with required activities and issue, upon proper documentation and payment of fees, permits for private on-site wells. Each county health department maintains records on properties with private on-site wells. Sewage Disposal Environmental health staff provides assistance to residents who desire to or already have on-site sewage disposal systems on their own or their rented property. This assistance includes providing the activities, referral and documentation necessary to obtain required permits for on-site sewage disposal. Each county health department maintains records on properties with on-site sewage disposal systems.

Provides affordable housing for area residents. 108 units are available with rents based on 30% of income. Must make at least $13,000 a year before deductions apply. All utilities included in rent. Does not accept HUD vouchers.

Provides comprehensive, primary health care to individuals and families in need of services. Care available at Southern Dominion Health System, Inc. includes infant and childcare, adolescent medicine, primary gynecology, adult primary care, geriatrics, preventive health care, and minor surgery.

The special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a short-term intervention program designed to influence nutrition and health behaviors of those eligible for WIC.

Operates a Federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues. Services are designed to help senior citizens, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income. Provides financial assistance to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

Trained volunteers provide regular contact, safety checks, and medication reminders, scheduled at the recipient’s convenience.

Area office of Virginia State Police. Important numbers while traveling in Virginia: *Virginia State Police----#77 on cell phone. *Highway Helpline---------5-1-1 or 1-800-367-ROAD (TTY users call 7-1-1). Toll-Free, 24-Hours for latest information on road and traffic conditions or to report unsafe conditions. To view traffic cameras and travel alerts, go to www.virginiadot.org and click on Travel Center.

The Dog Park at Waller Mill Park is located at the main entrance to the park, adjacent to the parking lot. The 1 ½ acre dog park is an unleashed dog park with two areas for dogs to run. One fenced area is for smaller dogs weighing 30 lbs. or less, and the other fenced area is for all dogs.

This full service office offers all DMV transactions including drivers' licenses, identification cards, vehicle titling, and handicap parking placards. Thanks to DMV's partnerships with other government agencies, customers may also now purchase certified copies of Virginia vital record certificates and apply for their hunting or fishing licenses. Customers may renew their vehicle registration through the DMV web site at www.dmvNOW.com and update their record instantly. Virginians can conduct more than 30 transactions online or via mail.

Adult and Community Education offers a wide variety of courses, certificate programs, and career training to adults and children.

A comprehensive healthcare home services include diagnostic testing, prescription medication, and referrals to outside specialists.

Public library for residents of Norfolk.

The department investigates complaints of cruelty to animals, quarantines animals that have bitten humans, provides 24-hour emergency service for injured or stray animals and removes stray dogs and livestock from streets and public areas. The Animal Shelter is operated in accordance with state and local law.

Education/Hobby/Recreational organization; Hiking and trail maintaining 90.6 miles of Appalachian Trail; Scheduled hikes and maintenance hike every weekend.

Food Establishment Regulations: permits many of the facilities that prepare food for public consumption. Sewage Regulation: Conducts soil studies and site evaluations on property to determine suitability for a onsite wastewater disposal. Migrant Labor Camps: Inspects migrant labor camps. Water: Permits all private drinking water wells. Rabies Prevention: Rabies testing of certain animals involved in human or other animal exposures; evaluation of human exposures and in consultation with physician, recommendations for management and post exposure treatment are made to treating provider. Outbreak Investigations: When food or water borne, identification and testing of the potential sources in food and water are conducted.

Provides quality legal assistance to low-income persons who reside in the Williamsburg area in civil matters. Applicants for service should contact the agency's Intake and Referral Unit or visit the nearest service office to be screened for eligibility.

Primary service offering are Mental Health Skill, Outpatient Therapy, Crisis Stabilization & Intensive In-Home. Partner with providers in the community for services such as Case Management, Medication Management & Substance Abuse, etc as those are not services offered directly.