VI Department of Health Encourages Residents to “Accept the Call” for BRFSS Health Survey
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is encouraging residents to accept telephone calls from 340-693-1021 as the Territory conducts the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, or BRFSS, a health survey used to better understand the health and well-being of Virgin Islands residents. The Virgin Islands BRFSS health survey is conducted by […]
VI Department of Health Modernizes Disease Surveillance System, Earns National Recognition
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division has modernized the Territory’s disease surveillance system with the implementation of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System, or NBS 7, making the USVI one of the first jurisdictions in the nation to deploy the latest CDC-supported platform and the first to […]
Innovative Readiness Training to Return to USVI in June 2027 for Major Health and Wellness Mission
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The U.S. Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program will return to the U.S. Virgin Islands in June 2027 for a major health and wellness mission, spending two weeks in each district providing no-cost healthcare services to Virgin Islands residents, the VI Department of Health is proud to announce today. […]
VIDOH Launches Dedicated 988 Crisis Call Center for U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — A dedicated 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call center for the U.S. Virgin Islands is now active, giving residents access to trained crisis counselors who can connect them with behavioral health and community resources in the Territory. The Virgin Islands Department of Health is also working with VITEMA and Protocall Services, […]