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The scope of the agency’s services includes ensuring food and water safety, disease and injury prevention and surveillance, emergency preparedness, health equity, and setting licensure and certification standards. As the leading public health agency in the state, the central office is located in Richmond, the state’s capital. The State Board of Health provides leadership in planning and policy development and supports VDH in implementing a coordinated, prevention-oriented program that promotes and protects the health of all Virginians. The agency is led by the State Health Commissioner, with additional oversight from deputy commissioners distributed across four main operating divisions: Public Health & Preparedness, Administration, Community Health Services, and Population Health.