Virginia

Telehealth in Virginia: Weight Loss, Hormones, and More

Among Virginia's 6 most populous counties, adult obesity runs from 24.0% in Fairfax County to 36.7% in Virginia Beach city. Provider-reviewed online care for adults in Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Norfolk and across Virginia, with medication shipped to your door.

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Photo: A landscape view of Virginia Beach, VA by Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Programs available in Virginia

Testosterone therapy is offered here to eligible men 25 and older. The first review is online.

Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. The FDA does not verify the safety, effectiveness, or quality of compounded drugs before they are marketed. Compounded medications are prepared for individual patients based on a licensed provider's prescription.

Prescription required; a licensed provider decides whether treatment is appropriate. Starting prices vary by dose and plan. Images are representative. FSA/HSA accepted.

Virginia's biggest counties, by the numbers

Health varies a lot inside a state. Here are the 6 most populous counties in Virginia and how common several conditions are among adults in each, from CDC PLACES.

County	Population	Obesity	Diabetes	No leisure-time activity	No insurance (18–64)
Fairfax County	1,141,878	24.0%	10.7%	19.4%	7.4%
Prince William County	489,640	34.3%	11.4%	23.1%	10.4%
Virginia Beach city	453,649	36.7%	12.3%	22.3%	8.1%
Loudoun County	436,347	28.1%	9.5%	19.0%	6.8%
Chesterfield County	383,876	36.4%	12.4%	22.6%	8.2%
Henrico County	334,760	32.8%	12.3%	21.4%	7.8%

Share of adults. CDC model-based estimates. Source: PLACES: County Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release (BRFSS 2023/2022). Highest in red, lowest in teal.

Adult obesity is highest in Virginia Beach city (36.7%) and lowest in Fairfax County (24.0%) among the six biggest.
Adult diabetes is highest in Chesterfield County (12.4%) and lowest in Loudoun County (9.5%) among the six biggest.
No leisure-time physical activity is highest in Prince William County (23.1%) and lowest in Loudoun County (19.0%) among the six biggest.
Lack of health insurance (ages 18–64) is highest in Prince William County (10.4%) and lowest in Loudoun County (6.8%) among the six biggest.

Virginia next to its neighbors

Virginia against the states that border it, using America's Health Rankings state estimates. A lower number is more favorable.

State	Adult obesity	Adult diabetes	Physical inactivity	Uninsured population
Virginia	32.3%	12.9%	21.9%	6.9%
Kentucky	37.2%	16.2%	28.0%	6.8%
Maryland	32.7%	12.4%	19.5%	6.3%
North Carolina	34.5%	13.2%	20.2%	8.6%
Tennessee	—	—	—	9.7%
West Virginia	41.4%	18.4%	28.7%	5.8%

Life expectancy in Virginia is 77.5 years (23rd of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against D.C. 76.6, Kentucky 73.6, Maryland 77.8, North Carolina 75.9, Tennessee 73.8, West Virginia 72.2 for its neighbors.

Virginia's adult obesity rate was 28.5% in 2014 and is 32.3% in 2024: up 3.8 percentage points.
Virginia's adult diabetes rate was 9.7% in 2014 and is 12.9% in 2024: up 3.2 percentage points.
Virginia's physical inactivity rate was 23.5% in 2014 and is 21.9% in 2024: down 1.6 percentage points.

About care in Virginia

Care in Virginia is delivered online to adults in Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Norfolk and the smaller towns in between, with medication shipped to your Virginia address. Virginia sits in the South Atlantic region and borders D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Testosterone therapy, a controlled substance, is currently offered in Virginia to eligible men 25 and older. Testosterone therapy is currently offered in 5 of those 6 neighboring states (D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, and West Virginia). The first weight-loss review in Virginia is online.

Weight loss: Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide for eligible adults 18–74. In Virginia, the first review is online; a live video visit is optional.
Testosterone therapy: Available in Virginia to men 25 and older, with a biomarker assessment included.

Some treatments we offer — including testosterone therapy and select peptides — are classified as controlled substances under federal law, which means additional prescribing safeguards apply no matter where you live. Your provider follows these requirements as part of every evaluation, in Virginia and everywhere else we're licensed.

Virginia questions

Can I get weight loss medication online in Virginia?

Yes, for eligible adults. A licensed provider reviews your intake online before anything is prescribed.

Is testosterone therapy available in Virginia?

What does public health data say about weight and diabetes in Virginia?

Do I need health insurance to use Prolong Health in Virginia?

Which of Virginia's biggest counties has the highest adult obesity?

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Sources

State figures retrieved 2026-10-05. These describe populations, not individual patients.

Telehealth in Virginia: Weight Loss, Hormones, and More

Programs available in Virginia

Semaglutide Injection

Tirzepatide Injection

Oral GLP-1

Injectable TRT