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, […]
Department of Health Invites the Community to “Walk for Hope” During Suicide Prevention Month
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Division is inviting the public to join its “Walk for Hope,” a series of community walks scheduled for throughout September in recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. “Suicide prevention begins with creating communities where people know they are seen, valued and supported,” said […]
Public Notice: Fiscal Year 2027 WIC State Plan of Operations Open for Public Review and Comment
The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children, the WIC Program, continues to provide benefits to eligible low- and moderate-income participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to 5 years. To qualify for the program, eligible applicants must show proof of income, that […]
Morris F. DeCastro Clinic on St. John to Close Early on Thursday, July 30
St. John, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health advises the public that the Morris F. DeCastro Clinic at Cruz Bay will close at noon on Thursday, July 30, 2026, to allow for employee participation in the GVI Health and Wellness Expo. The GVI Health and Wellness Expo, geared to employees and retirees, is […]
Third Cohort of CREW Scholars Showcase Research
St. Thomas, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Ten outstanding Virgin Islands undergraduate students presented original research addressing some of the Territory’s most pressing public health challenges as they completed the third cohort of the Cardiovascular Research Empowerment Workforce (CREW) Program during the Third Annual CREW Research Symposium held Tuesday at Government House, St. Thomas. The eight-week summer […]
Department of Health Invites Consumer Representatives to Serve on the Behavioral Health Council of the VI
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health, through its Behavioral Health Division, is seeking Virgin Islands residents with lived experience receiving mental health services, as well as caregivers, to serve as consumer representatives on the Behavioral Health Council of the Virgin Islands (BHCVI). “We believe that individuals who have personally experienced behavioral health […]
Statement from Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion on the Office of the VI Inspector General’s Report
The Virgin Islands Department of Health acknowledges the release of the Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General’s final report regarding its review of resident fund management at the Eldra Schulterbrandt Residential Facility on St. Thomas. From the outset, the Department cooperated fully with the Office of the Inspector General throughout this review by providing […]