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Health and Safety Code - HSC

DIVISION 103. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION [104100 - 106036]

  ( Division 103 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. )
  

PART 7. URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH INSTITUTE [106000 - 106036]

  ( Part 7 added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. )
  
106010.  

(a) The clinical centers described in Section 106000 shall include the Stroke and Hypertension Center, the Obesity and Nutrition Center, and the HIV/AIDS Center.

(b) The centers shall target and address illnesses that are related biologically and clinically and are characterized by outcomes that are disparate between minority populations and that of the overall community.

(c) The centers shall initially focus on health promotion, disease prevention, health risk assessment, and health screening services in connection with target medical conditions in minority populations that are experiencing disparate outcomes in relation to the overall community in regard to target conditions. However, over time, each center shall develop a portfolio of projects that also address these target conditions in all racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 227. Effective January 1, 2005.)