Programs

MERCI ships medical supplies overseas to needy countries and also collects supplies that can be resterilized and reused within the Medical Center at UVa.

Students represent mentally ill or mentally disabled clients in negotiations, administrative hearings, and court proceedings (to the extent permitted by law) on a variety of legal matters, including: social security, Medicaid and disability benefits claims, disability discrimination claims, access to housing, advance directives for medical care, and access to mental health or rehabilitative services.

Anyone interested in medicine but who never quite made it to medical school can apply for the University of Virginia School of Medicine's sixth annual Mini-Med School, a series of free classes. UVa medical school professors discuss health topics that are timely and important.

Personalized cancer information in a community-based, welcoming environment. The Mountain Laurel Center serves Lee, Wise, and Scott counties, and the City of Norton in Virginia and is located in an area with a high incidence of cancer.

An educational outreach project in mental health, supporting clinicians, clients, and the general public through easy access to up-to-date information and training related to mental health issues.

UVA-WorkMed is a comprehensive occupational health program dedicated to serving the occupational health needs of University of Virginia academic division employees (Agency 207), HSF employees, and privately contracted companies.

An online resource for healthcare professionals providing vital, timely information in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of lead poisoning.

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide a brief, referenced, peer-reviewed source of continuing medication information specifically related to children. The major focus of the material will be the initiation and monitoring of medications in the primary care setting.

The Blue Ridge Poison Center (BRPC) provides general poison information and poison management advice to over 2.3 million residents in 53 counties and 48 hospitals of Central and Western Virginia by phone. If you or someone you know has been exposed to poison, please call 1-800- 222-1222 for immediate help.

The Division of Prehospital Care provides extensive educational and medical resources to volunteers in the region.