Section 105449.
105449. (a) The panel shall provide scientific peer review and make recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the program, including specific recommendations for chemicals that are priorities for biomonitoring in California, as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), with the program retaining final decisionmaking authority. (b) The panel shall recommend priority chemicals for inclusion in the […]
Section 105451.
105451. (a) As appropriate, the program shall utilize the principles of the agency’s Environmental Justice Strategy and Environmental Justice Action Plan developed pursuant to Sections 71110 to 71113, inclusive, of the Public Resources Code, so that the activities of the panel and the implementation of the program provide opportunities for public participation and community capacity building […]
Section 105453.
105453. Implementation of this chapter shall be contingent on a specific appropriation being provided for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or other measure. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 599, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
Section 105459.
105459. (a) By January 1, 2010, and every two years thereafter, the department, in collaboration with the agency, the office, and DTSC, shall submit a report to the Legislature containing the findings of the program, and shall include in the report additional activities and recommendations for improving the program based upon activities and findings to date. […]
Section 106000.
106000. The Urban Community Health Institute: Centers to Eliminate Health Disparities is hereby established at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science to address the problem of disparate health care in the Los Angeles County Service Planning Area (SPA 6) and other multicultural communities that have the worst health care status indicators, medical […]
Section 106005.
106005. (a) The duties of the institute shall include both of the following: (1) Designing and conducting a series of complementary projects to eliminate racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic health disparities through culturally sensitive preventive health education, health risk appraisal, risk factor screening, and programs to facilitate appropriate medical followup and treatment. (2) Providing integrated […]
Section 106010.
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 […]
Section 106015.
106015. (a) The Stroke and Hypertension Center shall initially work in partnership with the American Heart Association in developing culturally appropriate, communitywide stroke awareness and training programs. (b) The center shall also work towards providing additional services, including a stroke screening program directed by the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, using carotid […]
Section 106020.
106020. The Obesity and Nutrition Center shall work in partnership with local elementary and middle schools to conduct culturally appropriate antiobesity, diet, nutrition, and exercise education programs, coupled with structured exercise and weight reduction activities. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
Section 106025.
106025. The HIV/AIDS Center shall conduct prevention, education, and counseling programs in high-risk populations identified through partnerships between the center and community-sponsored outreach programs in local neighborhoods and in local social gathering places of individuals with a high risk for HIV infection. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)