Communicable Disease
Health department offices provide:
- testing and referral for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
- free, confidential HIV testing and counseling (HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis Hotline: 1-800-533-4148)
- surveillance and investigation of disease outbreaks
- assistance for those exposed to tuberculosis.
For more information on communicable disease surveillance and prevention, please visit the VDH Office of Epidemiology website.
Julia Banks, District Epidemiologist
Phone: (276) 733-2475, Email: Julia.Banks@vdh.virginia.gov
Linda Gambrel, Nurse Epi
Phone: (276) 782-0723, Email: Linda.Gambrel@vdh.virginia.gov
Jake Worrell, Epidemiologist
Phone: (276) 228-5507, Email: Jake.Worrell@vdh.virginia.gov