{"id":460,"date":"2024-04-15T09:22:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2024-12-27T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T16:17:37","slug":"climate-weather","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate\/Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-460\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-460-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"page-title-banners panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-460-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-460-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Climate\/Weather<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-460-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-icon panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-0-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-icon so-widget-sow-icon-default-ef02b8565b6e-460\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-icon-container sow-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf6c4;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-460-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-460-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"rounded-image-w-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-460\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are the effects of climate and weather on health?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1063 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate change, including major changes in temperature, sea level rise, and rainfall, can impact our health in many ways: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:2,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Greater frequency and severity of extreme weather such as downpours, floods, droughts, and storms can lead to injury, illness, displacement of people, and worsening of chronic illness. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:2,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More wildfires, smog, pollen, and mold can lead to asthma and allergy attacks. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:2,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More extreme heat outside can lead to heat-related illness including dehydration, heat cramps, heat stroke, and even death. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:2,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Longer warm seasons and precipitation changes can lead to more vector-borne disease.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264802833 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264802833 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"paragraph\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264802833 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is affected by climate and weather?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While all communities can be impacted by changes in our climate, not all people are equally affected. Important considerations include someone\u2019s age, underlying health conditions, economic resources, and location. For individuals with heart and respiratory conditions, they may be at risk of worsening symptoms due to changes in air quality. In the event of extreme weather, people without adequate access or ability to use evacuation routes are susceptible to injury, illness, displacement, and worsening of chronic conditions. In the case of extreme heat, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hose at greatest risk for heat-related illness include outdoor workers, infants, young children, pregnant women, people 65 years of age and older, people who are overweight, and people who are ill or on certain medications.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat data does Virginia EPHT track for Climate and Weather (including heat)? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia EPHT currently provides several datasets related to heat, including annual number of extreme heat days, annual number of heat events, and a heat risk forecast. These data are provided by CDC\u2019s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Data Explorer using a data visualization embed.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/heat-related-illness-surveillance-1.png\" alt=\"VDH Heat Related Illness Surveillance Icon\" width=\"137\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH collects data on visits to emergency departments and urgent care centers in Virginia for purposes of public health surveillance. These data are analyzed through a syndromic surveillance system, known as ESSENCE, to monitor the health of the community and identify emerging trends of public health concern. During the summer months (May to September), the Office of Epidemiology conducts surveillance for heat-related illness. For more data about heat-related illness in Virginia, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/hri-surveillance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Heat-Related Illness Surveillance<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> page on the Office of Epidemiology <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Syndromic Surveillance program website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH also displays data on heat-related \u201cincidents\u201d through the Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Heat-related incidents include patients who interact with the EMS system (including patients seen by paramedics and first responders). For more data on heat-related incidents, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-trauma-data\/data-visualizations\/heat-related-illness\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Heat-Related Illne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ss Incidents<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> page on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Office of EMS website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-460-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"helpful-links so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Helpful Links<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/environmental-health-tracking\/php\/data-research\/climate-change.html\">Climate Change information<\/a> from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0(CDC).<\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/ephtracking.cdc.gov\/Applications\/HeatRisk\/\">CDC's HeatRisk Forecast<\/a> by zip code.<\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/severe-weather-preparedness\/\">VDH Severe Weather Preparedness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/extreme-heat-and-heat-related-illnesses\/\">VDH Extreme Heat and Heat-Related Illnesses<\/a> for more on extreme heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-460-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-1-1-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/12\/Virginia_Wide_508-300x67.png\" alt=\"Virginia Environmental Public Health Tracking\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/12\/Virginia_Wide_508-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/12\/Virginia_Wide_508.png 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia Environmental Public Health Tracking Program<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia Department of Health<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">P.O. 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