University Of Virginia
Prevention Research: University of Virginia
Over the course of the study, IQ Health will introduce service enhancements in a controlled fashion into the UVA environment. These enhancements include pre-employment and for-cause drug testing, manager training, higher participation in the Health Risk Appraisal screening and outreach to primary care physicians. The prospective component of the study will provide a rigorous evaluation of the impact of these enhancements in identification of substance use problems, utilization of IQ Health services, Workplace performance, manager/employee satisfaction and medical utilization. The effect of these enhancements will be assessed through annual surveys of a stratified random sample of UVA employees and through interviews and focus groups with a smaller sample of employees. Measured outcomes include Workplace performance and satisfaction indicators, medical utilization, satisfaction with services, attitudes towards substance abuse, self-reported health, and mental health. The prospective c ... [Read More]
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An agency is the basic organizational unit of state government. An agency reports to a cabinet secretary and each agency has at least one board that promulgates state regulations. ... Polytechnic Institute And State University, Virginia ... Top of Page ... [Read More]
Virginia's First Lady, Lisa Collis
Lisa Collis, First Lady of Virginia, was born in Pensacola, Florida. She grew up in a Navy family and lived in seven states before settling in Falls Church, Virginia. Ms. Collis attended George C. Marshall High School, earned her Bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Virginia and received her Masters degree in Public Health at the University of Texas. Her professional career has included health outreach to migrant farmer workers with the East Coast Migrant Health project and policy work with the World Bank, where she focused on food and nutrition issues and on AIDS assistance for Africa. ... [Read More]
Governor Warner: In the News
The Virginia IDHS was established under the direction of Secretary of Technology George C. Newstrom, in conjunction with Secretary of Education Belle S. Wheelan, Secretary of Commerce and Trade Michael J. Schewel, and Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness John H. Hager, who leads the Secure Virginia Initiative Panel. ... “Virginia is host to a large number of federal agencies and an extensive defense and security industry,” Governor Warner said. “The geographic proximity of these agencies and companies as well as their integration with Virginia universities enables the IDHS to accelerate technology innovation from concept to commercialization, allowing a more rapid deployment of high quality end products for our nation.” ... [Read More]
Directory of History of Medicine Collections by States
U.S. National Library of Medicine , 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894 National Institutes of Health , Department of Health & Human Services ... [Read More]
Regulatory changes required by Virginia law
Elimination of SSN's in public records ... Professional Soil Scientists, Board for ... Addition of Stretcher Vans to Transportation Cover ... [Read More]
Continuing Education/Distance Learning - Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program - Course Offering Database
CGEP is a premiere provider of high-quality post-baccalaureate engineering education for practicing engineers and scientists interested in maintaining and enhancing their skills. Participating universities are: George Mason University (GMU); Old Dominion University (ODU); University of Virginia (UVA); Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); and Virginia Tech (VT) . Offerings include Masters degrees, certificate programs, and non-degree, non-credit/seminar programs ... [Read More]
Natural Communities of Virginia - Literature
Rawinski, T.J., K.N. Hickman, J. Waller-Eling, G.P. Fleming, C.S. Austin, S.D. Helmick, C. Huber, G. Kappesser, F.C. Huber, Jr. T. Bailey and T.K. Collins. 1996. Plant communities and ecological land units of the Glenwood Ranger District, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 96-20. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. Unpublished report submitted to the USDA Forest Service. 65 pp. plus appendices. ... [Read More]
Higher Education
Below you will find links to a wide spectrum of educational resources offered to the citizens and non-citizens of West Virginia. ... ©2003 State of West Virginia, all rights reserved. ... [Read More]
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Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of ... An agency is the basic organizational unit of state government. An agency reports to a cabinet secretary and each agency has at least one board that promulgates state regulations. ... Polytechnic Institute And State University, Virginia ... [Read More]
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