Sites pertaining to health and public safety in the Commonwealth of Virginia are appropriate in this category. Included are those whose topics are police, fire, and emergency medical services, as well as hospitals, clinics, and medical practitioners.
Recommended Resources
Acupuncture Society of Virginia
The Acupuncture Society of Virginia is a professional membership organization of licensed acupuncture practitioners in the state of Virginia.
http://www.acusova.com/
Northern Virginia Chapter Autism Society of America
The Northern Virginia Chapter Autism Society of America (ASA) provides information and support to individuals with Autism and their families in the northern area of the state of Virginia.
http://www.autism-society.org
Overeaters Anonymous of Northern Virginia
The Overeaters Anonymous of Northern Virginia web site provides information about the chapter, as well as Overeaters Anonymous meetings and activities in Northern Virginia.
http://www.oanova.org/
Formerly known as Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services and located in Oakton, Virginia, the community-based non-profit has provided mental health services and support to individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders, such as substance use disorder, since 1963. PRS began as a Social Club for a dozen recently discharged psychiatric patients, and began providing a range of rehabilitative services, including vocational, educational, case management, and recreational, in 1989.
https://prsinc.org/
This state government resource offers information on doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and podiatry licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia upon a search on the physician's last name, city or county. Also includes a glossary of terms and links to other Virginia medical sites.
http://www.vahealthprovider.com/
Virginia Department of Fire Programs
Details on fire administration, including a VDFP organizational chart, are provided through this official state site. Other information that can be found here include fire data and statistics, fire service training requirements and schedules, reports, studies, grants and local aid available for fire suppression systems, and upcoming events relating to fire department programs.
http://www.vafire.com/
Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services
The state agency charged with the development, support and regulation of emergency medical services within the Commonwealth of Virginia, on its site, provides details on EMS education, training and certification, regulations governing the industry, grant programs, regional coordination and operations plans. A roster of EMS agencies and regional councils is also available.
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/
The Williamsville Wellness is a residential gambling addiction treatment center designed for those suffering from the effects of compulsive gambling.
http://www.nongambler.com/
