BPH Office Locations

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Mandated to investigate and certify all deaths that occur within West Virginia that are the result of violence, suspected violence, accidents, during incarceration, potential hazards to the public safety or health, and all unattended or unexplained deaths

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Office of Community Health Systems and Health Promotion
To monitor and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease and their contributing risk factors.

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Office of Emergency Medical Services
Provides EMS workforce development assistance programs, reasonable provider regulations, and increased operational awareness throughout the State.

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Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services
Consists of seven divisions including Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Immunization Services, Hemophilia, Cancer Epidemiology, STD, HIV & Hepatitis and Tuberculosis that track disease occurence, providing preventive intervention and public education

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Office of Environmental Health Services
To improve environmental health protection for every West Virginia citizen and visitor through quality programs that are designed and administered to serve, educate and regulate in the least restrictive and most efficient manner.

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Health Statistics Center
The Health Statistics Center has two main functions: to be the state's official repository of vital records and to analyze and make available information from vital records and other health-related data sources to inform planning and policy decisions

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Office of Laboratory Services
West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services support state and local infectious disease control efforts through diagnostic testing, preventing metabolic disorders detectable at birth, and assuring quality testing in clinical and environmental laboratories

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Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
Providing leadership to support state and community efforts to build systems of care that assure the health and well-being of all West Virginians.

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Office of Nutrition Services
Office of Nutrition Services administers several programs and initiatives designed to promote a healthy start for West Virginia's children

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Center for Performance Management and Systems Development
The WV Center for Performance Management and Systems Development is dedicated to supporting performance and quality improvement initiatives of the Bureau for Public Health, the state’s local health departments and other public health system partners in We

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Center for Threat Preparedness
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR) is the state agency charged with overseeing the health response to disasters occurring within the borders of West Virginia.

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Welcome from the Commissioner 


Dr Marian L. Swinker
Welcome to the Bureau for Public Health website. Service, Quality, Integrity, Accountability and Collaboration are the keys to our success.  We hope you find our website to be helpful and look forward to serving you.



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Contact Information

Bureau for Public Health
Room 702
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301

(304) 558-2971
(304) 558-1035 (fax)

Emergency Information

Public Health Emergency
Contact Information

For Disease Reporting
or Epi Consultation
Call:1-800-423-1271

or

     1-304-558-5358

For all other
Public Health Emergencies
Call:1-304-558-2971

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