Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, with 358 licensed beds, is an emergency and critical care center specializing in cardiology, emergency medicine, orthopedics, oncology, neurology, and neurosurgery.

Offers skin testing for TB (PPD test) for children, as well as chest x-ray for follow-up on positive skin tests and tuberculosis cases. We have temporarily suspended PPD testing for adults. Offers services for the detection, screening, and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Disease. Please call to set up an appointment.

Services include screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up of persons exposed to specific diseases including influenza, tuberculosis(TB), hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections(STIs), HIV/AIDS, foodborne illnesses, etc. Information is given regarding preventing disease, recognizing symptoms, and obtaining treatment.

Provides immunizations for communicable diseases and for foreign travel requirements. Offers flu and pneumonia shots. Also tests for sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases such as TB. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

The control of communicable diseases is a key means by which the Loudoun County Health Department works to ensure the health and well-being of its residents. This is accomplished through: disease surveillance and follow-up of reportable diseases, epidemiologic investigations, administering immunizations for vaccine-preventable disease, and testing and treatment of tuberculosis, sexually-transmitted diseases and HIV. The department also works to manage environmental public health issues including vector control and food protection.

Prevention, investigation, and control of communicable diseases. For more information on communicable disease surveillance and prevention, please visit the Office of Epidemiology website at www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiology.

Assists epidemiologists with investigations of communicable disease outbreaks in the community and provides education to the community about prevention and protection; provides immunizations in a clinical setting as well as the community; provides follow up care for people who require medical treatment for Tuberculosis infection or disease. Also provides screening services at health fairs, serving on speaker's bureaus and various community advisory boards. *The Hampton Health Department no longer provides patient care in the home.

Provide immunizations against communicable diseases, investigate reportable diseases within the community and offer public health recommendations and disease control measures.

Provides immunizations for communicable diseases and foreign country travel requirements. Offers flu and pneumonia shots. Also tests for sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and other communicable diseases such as TB.

Offers surveillance and investigation of disease outbreaks, and assistance for those exposed to Tuberculosis and other communicable diseases.

Tuberculin skin test available at no charge in some cases. Chest X-rays, evaluation, monitoring of tuberculosis cases and contacts. Medication fees are based on income.Offers communicable Disease investigation, surveillance, and control.

Provide immunizations against communicable diseases, investigate reportable diseases within the community and offer public health recommendations and disease control measures.

Screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up of people exposed to tuberculosis (TB).

Provides screening for and investigation of confirmed communicable disease. Offers immunizations for overseas travel, adults and college-bound students. Cost varies. Offers miscellaneous services such as HIV and TB testing and the screening, examination and treatment of sexually-transmitted diseases which are free to the public regardless of income.

Offers immunizations for communicable diseases and for foreign travel requirements. Also offers flu and pneumonia shots. Tests for sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and for other communicable diseases such as TB.

Provide immunizations against communicable diseases, investigate reportable diseases within the community and offer public health recommendations and disease control measures.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: Communicable Disease Investigations Including: Foodborne Illness Investigations Vaccine preventable Disease Investigations Tuberculosis Services Tuberculosis Screening and Tuberculin skin testing Tuberculosis Treatment and Followup Tuberculosis Contact Investigations Education for individuals and the community Disease specific counseling Community Resource Referrals

Investigates unusual numbers or circumstances of a variety of certain illnesses and conditions, which are reported to the health department. By law, several infectious communicable diseases and certain other conditions must be reported by local physicians, hospitals, and labs. A team of Environmental Health Specialists, Public Health Nurses, Epidemiologists, and the Physician Health Director leads these investigations. When outbreaks are believed to be food or water borne, identification and testing of the potential sources in food and water may be conducted in order to identify the cause of the illness. Education of the public is provided to minimize risk of future outbreaks. Advise potentially rabies exposed persons, in consultation with their physician and the Health Director, regarding post-exposure treatment. Whenever a human being sustains an exposure to a mammal in such a manner as rabies is a concern the health department should be notified as soon as possible after the exposure occurs. May assist in providing pre-exposure treatment for rabies to persons potentially at-risk to occupational exposure to rabies.

Provides screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of all persons exposed to specific disease; tuberculosis, STD's, HIV/AIDS, food borne illness and more. Information is given regarding prevention from exposure, recognizing symptoms and obtaining treatment. Tuberculin skin test, free in some instances, chest x-rays, evaluation, monitoring of TB cases and contacts are provided. An anonymous HIV Counseling and Testing Clinic is offered. Information on medication and other assistance available for low income persons. Immunizations provided for flu, influenza, pneumonia vaccines, and information State required immunizations for children also available at no charge.

The purpose of the Virginia Dept of Health is to equip Virginians to achieve and maintain optimum personal health by emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and environmental protection.

Prevention, investigation, and control of communicable diseases. Visit the Virginia Department of Health epidemiology website for more information: www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiology.

Offers surveillance and investigation of disease outbreaks, and assistance for those exposed to tuberculosis. Provides assistance and referral for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Offers free, confidential HIV testing and counseling. Call the HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis Hotline at 1-800-533-4148. Find Anonymous Testing Sites for Abingdon and surrounding area, call 1-276-628-9255, and for Wytheville and surrounding area, call 1-276-228-9629.

Responsible for district disease surveillance, investigation and prevention and control of diseases especially those specifically outlined in the Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control. Department receives reports of communicable diseases from local physicians, hospitals, clinics and laboratories. Reports are investigated to prevent and contain the spread of diseases and monitor trends.

Communicable Disease Health department offices provide assistance and referral for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; free, confidential HIV testing and counseling; surveillance and investigation of disease outbreaks, and assistance for those exposed to Tuberculosis.

Receives reports of suspected diagnosed tuberculosis, monitors care, predictions, contact investigations, treatment and follow-up. Provides directly observed TB therapy/medications to all HIV/AIDS patients, TB cases/suspected cases, and children.