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Pregnancy and Postpartum<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tAbortion: Making an Informed Decision<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tBreastfeeding<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tFamily Home Visiting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tFamily Planning<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tPerinatal Health Hubs Pilot Program<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tPregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tVirginia Maternal Mortality Report<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tWIC Breastfeeding Laws<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tZika and Pregnancy<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Parents<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\t\t\n\t\tAdolescent Health<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tChild Passenger Safety<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tHealthy Child Care<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tSafe Sleep Virginia<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tSchool Age Health and Forms<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tVirginia Statewide Parent Coalition<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Nutrition<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tHealthy Corner Store Initiative<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tMetabolic Formula and Food Program<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tWomen Infants and Children | WIC<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Healthy Living<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tBrain Health<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tCommunity Water Flouridation<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tOral Health<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tTobacco Free Living<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tVaping and Severe Lung Illness<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Disease Prevention and Control<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tDiabetes and Prediabetes<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tArthritis<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tHeart Disease<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tStroke<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Cancer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tFree Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings (Every Women's Life)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tVirginia Cancer Registry<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Violence Prevention<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tDomestic and Sexual Violence Prevention<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tSuicide Prevention<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tYouth Violence and Bullying Prevention<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Injury Prevention<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tConcussions<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tOther Injuries (i.e. falls, bicycle, drowning)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tTraumatic Brain Injury<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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