{"id":1175,"date":"2016-01-25T15:55:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T15:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/?page_id=1175"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:47:34","slug":"vphbp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/vphbp\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention (VPHBP) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1175\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1175-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1175-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1175-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1175-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Manager: Ann Basner, MPH<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h6 class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-37391 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Pic01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Pic01.png 900w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Pic01-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Pic01-768x464.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">The goal of the VPHBP Program is to <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">eliminate hepatitis B by working closely with local health departments, hospitals, and healthcare providers to prevent the perinatal transmission of the disease.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">When hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive pregnant women, their household contacts, and their sexual partners <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">are identified, free testing and vaccine is provided.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">To prevent the spread of HBV from mother to infant,<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"> the VPHBP works with providers to ensure infants receive proper post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), which includes<\/span><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>One dose each of hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of birth.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>A second dose of vaccine at 1-2 months of age followed by a third at 6 months of age.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>Post-vaccination testing at 9 months of age to ensure immunity.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1175-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1175-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1175-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-3cf5fb565c78-1175\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"services-provided-by-the-vphbp-program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-services-provided-by-the-vphbp-program\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-services-provided-by-the-vphbp-program\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tServices Provided by the VPHBP Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-services-provided-by-the-vphbp-program\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-services-provided-by-the-vphbp-program\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>Free hepatitis B testing at the local health department for any underinsured or uninsured pregnant woman.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aFree hepatitis B testing for household and sexual contacts of HBV positive pregnant women (per guidelines).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aFree hepatitis B vaccine series for household and sexual contacts of HBV positive pregnant women.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aFree HBIG and hepatitis B vaccine series for infants born to HBV positive mothers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aFree post-vaccination testing to all infants born to HBV positive mothers.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"hepatitis-b-facts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-hepatitis-b-facts\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-hepatitis-b-facts\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHepatitis B Facts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-hepatitis-b-facts\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-hepatitis-b-facts\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aHBV causes infection of the liver which can lead to chronic liver disease and premature death.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aThe CDC estimates approximately 850,000 persons in the US are infected with HBV*.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0a1,797 hepatitis B-associated deaths were reported among US residents in 2022.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aHBV is highly infectious and spreads through blood or sexual fluids.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"perinatal-hepatitis-b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-perinatal-hepatitis-b\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-perinatal-hepatitis-b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerinatal Hepatitis B\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-perinatal-hepatitis-b\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-perinatal-hepatitis-b\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aThe CDC estimates that nearly 18,000 women with HBV will give birth each year in the US, with over 500 in Virginia alone.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0a80-90% of persons infected during infancy will develop chronic hepatitis B, of which approximately 25% will die prematurely from cirrhosis or liver cancer.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aProper PEP is 94 % effective at preventing perinatal transmission of HBV.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1175-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1175-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-37a5456e788c-1175\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"pregnancy-hepatitis-b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-pregnancy-hepatitis-b\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-pregnancy-hepatitis-b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPregnancy &amp; Hepatitis B\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-pregnancy-hepatitis-b\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-pregnancy-hepatitis-b\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aAll pregnant women are required by law to be tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) during pregnancy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\">\ud83e\udc0aReporting of pregnancy status is required by law for all reportable conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>When a pregnant woman tests positive for HBsAg:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>+<\/strong>The positive HBV test result is reported to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><strong>+<\/strong>VDH initiates disease intervention activities to identify and vaccinate household and sexual contacts, if needed.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-resources\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-resources\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResources\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-resources\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-resources\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/04\/HepBPamphlet.pdf\">Hepatitis B Pamphlet<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/VPHBP-Program-Pamphlet_trifold_es_digital.pdf\">Hepatitis B Pamphlet (Spanish)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.immunize.org\/vaccines\/a-z\/hepb\/end-hepb\/\">Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) Birth Dose Initiative<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1175-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1175-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-37a5456e788c-1175\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"forms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-forms\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-forms\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForms\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-forms\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-forms\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/04\/contact_info.pdf\">VPHBP Contact Information Form<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" 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