144.391 PUBLIC POLICY. The legislature finds that: (1) smoking causes premature death, disability, and chronic disease, including cancer and heart disease, and lung disease; (2) smoking related diseases result in excess medical care costs; and (3) smoking initiation occurs primarily in adolescence. The legislature desires to prevent young people from starting to smoke, to encourage […]
144.392 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner of health shall: (1) provide assistance to workplaces to develop policies that promote nonsmoking and are consistent with the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act; (2) provide technical assistance, including design and evaluation methods, materials, and training to local health departments, communities, and other organizations that undertake community programs for […]
144.393 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. The commissioner may conduct a long-term coordinated public information program that includes public service announcements, public education forums, mass media, and written materials. The program must promote nonsmoking and include background survey research and evaluation. The program must be designed to run over at least five years, subject to the availability […]
144.394 HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. The commissioner may sell at market value all health promotion and health education materials. Proceeds from the sale of the materials are appropriated to the Department of Health for the program that developed the material. History: 1995 c 207 art 9 s 6; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 14
