INTERNSHIP

Internship Site

My internship site is at the Virginia Beach Department of Public Health, located at 4452 Corporation Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462.

History

The Virginia Beach Department of Public Health was formed in 1963 and is a not-for-profit, multidivisional agency that consists of a plethora of programs.

Preceptor

My preceptor is the District Epidemiologist and Program Supervisor for Virginia Beach, Anna Barringer. She has worked as an epidemiologist for the VBDPH for 20 years. She is responsible for communicable diseases that are listed on the Virginia Reportable Disease List.

VIRGINIA BEACH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATING MODEL

MISSION
"Promoting health, preventing disease, and protecting the environment so that all in Virginia Beach are empowered to achieve optimal health and well-being."

VISION
"A community that lives well, plays well and stays well."

GOALS
•Maintain a competent and valued workforce
•Foster healthy, connected, and resilient communities
•Be a trusted source of public health information and services
•Assure the conditions that improve health opportunity
•Provide internal systems that deliver consistent and responsive support

OBJECTIVES
To be the healthiest State in the country.