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Notes on HIV Criminalization & Public Health Law/Policy Modernization

Disease Prevention Internship in Law, Policy, and Regulation Modernization with Virginia Department of Health  I am an intern at the Virginia Department of Health in the Division of Disease Prevention and am working on a project to identify, catalog, and cultivate a system of essential relationships with key stakeholders invested in the maintenance and modernization of   the Code of Virginia and Virginia Legislative Code (Regulations). There is no state-level position created, thus far, for public health agencies in Virginia to formally work with, and advocate for, laws and policies affecting agency outcomes and public; and, at the same time, there are no official responsibilities designated for departmental leadership to engage in this kind of work, be it research, advocacy, or administration. So, I am in charge of developing a way forward in these circumstances, using the skills I've gained in the course of my education and employment experience to create a new way