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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 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 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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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 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 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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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 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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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 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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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 WV
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Center for Local Health
The Center for Local Health is under the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health. The Center for Local Health provides technical support and assistance to forty-nine (49) autonomous local boards of health.
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Ayne Amjad, MD, MPH
Commissioner and State Health Officer
Bureau for Public Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Dr. Ayne Amjad serves as Commissioner for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, and as the West Virginia State Health Officer.
Since 2010, Dr. Amjad has been a private practicing physician specializing in internal medicine and preventive health care and founder of Bee-Better, a non-profit organization against opioid addiction.
In addition to her broad experience at the local level, she is the Assistant Program Director of Encompass Health in Princeton, West Virginia, and the Medical Director of PCH Home Health in her hometown of Beckley, West Virginia.
Dr. Amjad earned her medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University and completed her post-graduate training in internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Additionally, she earned a Master of Public Health degree from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Virginia Tech.
Dr. Amjad is a member of the Human Rights Commission in Beckley, West Virginia, and serves as the Secretary of the West Virginia Board of Medicine. She is also a Fellow of the Federation of State Medical Boards. She is a former project coordinator of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s Beryllium Research Team and a former fellow of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A native of West Virginia, Dr. Amjad has served her home state for many years, from treating addiction to chronic health disease. She is a leader in transforming public health practice to advance health equity and create healthier communities for the betterment of West Virginia's citizens.
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