Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

The Albemarle/Charlottesville Health Department works in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Surveillance and Investigation (DSI) to provide surveillance, investigation, and follow-up of communicable diseases that are reportable by medical providers and laboratories.

This includes:

• Community outreach, education, and in-service trainings
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) treatment, counseling, and referral
• HIV and Hepatitis C testing
• Childhood and adult immunizations, counseling, and referral
• Initial health assessment of all newly arriving immigrants with refugee or asylum status through the Virginia Newcomers Health Program (VNHP)
• TB case management with daily observed therapy
• Rabies-related services

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