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== See also ==
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Revision as of 18:38, 29 November 2021

Verona Department of Health
Logo of the VDH

The VDH headquarters in Georgetown, which is shared with ABA.
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-01-01)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Verona
HeadquartersVDH Headquarters
150 Palmetto Pkwy, Georgetown, VA 33001
Annual budget$11.4 billion
Agency executive
  • Cassiopea Pagani, MD, DrPH, Commissioner and Public Health Officer
Parent agencyVerona Health and Human Services Agency
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Verona Department of Health (Cartadanian: Departamento de Saude de Verona; DSV or VDH), formerly known as the Verona Public Health Authority, is an executive department of the Commonwealth of Verona. The department is part of the cabinet-level Verona Health and Human Services Agency (VHHS). VDH is headquartered in Georgetown in the Ausilio L Conforti Health Building. It enforces some of the laws in the Verona Health and Safety Codes, notably the licensing of some types of healthcare facilities. One of its functions is to oversee vital records operations throughout the state.

History

The earliest Verona laws regarding public health were quarantine laws for the Port of Sierra, first passed by the Verona General Assembly in 1718. The 1741 Turian yellow fever epidemic was the catalyst to the 1759–1760 creation of the Verona Coast Hospital, and in 1761 its resident physician and the health officers of the port were constituted as the Sierra City board of health. The 19th century cholera pandemic catalysized further legislation. In 1841 a law mandated civil registration of vital events (births, marriages, and deaths).

The Commonwealth Board of Health was created on 1 August 1850 by the 86th Session of the General Assembly. The 19th century cholera pandemic further caused an expansion of its powers to compel reporting and to perform the duties of local boards of health. The Commonwealth Department of Health and its commissioner were created by an act of 1 July 1901 of the 111th Assembly, superseding the board.

Administration

List of commissioners

Name Dates in Office Governors Served Comments
Commissioner 1 March 6, 1901 – Early 1905 - Previously was President of the State Board of Health, which became the Department of Health, and served out full term
Commissioner 2 May 1905 – Early 1914 - Served out his term
Commissioner 3 January 19, 1914 – June 28, 1923 - Died while serving
Commissioner 4 July 12, 1923 – January 11, 1930 - Resigned to become Commissioner of the Andina County Health Department
Commissioner 5 March 5, 1930 – May 6, 1936 - Resigned to become Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
Commissioner 6 April 21, 1936 – May 1, 1947 - Retired
Commissioner 7 July 1, 1947 – January 7, 1963 - Became head of the Division of Public Health Practice at the Merced University School of Public Health
Commissioner 8 January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1975 - Served out full term
Commissioner 9 January 2, 1975 – April 29, 1975 - Resigned to become Vice chairman of the New York State Health Planning Commission
Commissioner 10 January 1, 1979 – May 12, 1991 - Resigned after a severe stroke
Commissioner 11 February 25, 1991 – June 9, 1992 - Acting
Commissioner 12 June 9, 1992 – December 31, 1995 - Served out full term
Commissioner 13 Early February 1995 – November 1, 1998 - Resigned
Commissioner 14 November 1, 1998 – June 1999 - Acting
Commissioner 15 June 1999 – December 31, 2006 - Served out full term
Commissioner 16 February 2007 – December 31, 2010 - Became board member of Ivy Health System
Commissioner 17 January 24, 2011 – May 4, 2021 - Resigned to become Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Palmetto Health in Southern Verona
Cassiopea Pagani May 4, 2022 – Current Alícia Rosa Part of Governor Rosa's Saluda Verona initiative

Responsibilities

Vital Records

Verona Birth Certificate, Lynnhaven County

The Department of Health is responsible for the allocation, recording, and issuance of vital records for the Commonwealth. Though the respective county health departments are able to issue original copies of documents, all original documents are archived in Georgetown. This archive, known as the Verona Health Record, is the largest database of individuals from any state in Cartadania's history, with the commonwealth maintaining record of some 150 million live births, 95 million deaths, and 73 million marriages since the inception of the record in 1841.

Because Cartadania is a Jus soli jurisdiction, birth in Verona confers the right to a Verona birth certificate, as well as citizenship of Cartadania. A Verona Birth Certificate can be presented as a form of citizenship to legal authorities at any time because citizenship of Cartadania is lifelong (except when renounced).

Districts

Verona is divided into twelve administrative health districts based on metropolitan region, with resources allocated along the same district lines. Each county has its own health and sanitation district that reports to the administrative district (except Vírgenes metro region, the Bay Health and Sanitation District, which serves the same purpose).

Health and sanitation districts

Bay Health and Sanitation District Main Office in Vírgenes County
District Counties Manager
LaMarque Amelia, Cara, Elisabeth, Everglade, Mayes Maria Pineda
San Marcos Andres, Buena Vista, San Marcos Vital La Raia
Pinewood Guines, Harris, Lake, Riverside, Santa Maria Zacharie Cazal
Palm Coast Andina, Lynnhaven, Santa Rosa, Sierra, Victoria Ilaria Tangredi
Florence Florence, Morton, San Francisco, Vero Esaie Emile
Orange Liberty, Los Angeles, Orange, Richmond, Sinhedes, Union Oliver Rabellini
Everglades Henrico, Monteiro, Prince Lucás, Seneca Ander Arroyo
Centralia Amari, Belleaire, Nassica, Richland, Sinas, Varina Adam Valderas
Roseland Santa Ana, Terrarosa, Westbrook Jonathan Coll
Vírgenes Aventura, Espanadia, Vírgenes Silvia Sacristán
Olympia Columbia, Louisa, Pasadena, Olympia, Sayalona Paula Torres
Rathan Chesapeake, Mariposa, Santa Clara, Summerlin Victoria Zanhuesa

See also