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Infants<\/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\tCritical Congenital Heart 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\tDried Blood Spot Newborn Screening<\/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\tEarly Hearing Detection and Intervention<\/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 Home Visiting<\/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\tNewborn Screening Consultants<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"Close\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n

\t\t\n\t\tPlan for Substance Exposed Infants<\/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\tVaCares Birth Defects Surveillance<\/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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Children<\/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\tBright Futures<\/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 and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)<\/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\tProvider Development (Project SEED)<\/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 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\tVirginia Statewide Parent Coalition<\/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\tCommunity Water Fluoridation<\/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>
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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\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>
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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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