(a) There is a Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Program is to coordinate the State’s use of the Cigarette Restitution Fund so as to create a lasting legacy of public health initiatives that reduce mortality and morbidity rates for cancer and tobacco–related diseases in the State and […]
(a) There is a Surveillance and Evaluation Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Surveillance and Evaluation Component is to: (1) Collect, analyze, and monitor data relating to: (i) Targeted cancers; (ii) As determined by the Department, nontargeted cancers; and (iii) Cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs in the State; (2) Measure and evaluate the results of the Program, […]
(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2004 and biennially thereafter, the Department shall conduct a Biennial Cancer Study. (b) The Biennial Cancer Study shall: (1) Measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13–1103(d) of this subtitle; and (2) Use the same methodology or model that is used to conduct the Baseline Cancer Study. (c) The Department may: (1) Conduct […]
Before the Department distributes a Local Public Health Cancer Grant to any county under §§ 13-1107 through 13-1113 of this subtitle, the Department shall develop an inventory of publicly funded screening programs that includes information relating to: (1) The number and types of publicly funded screening programs for each targeted cancer, both statewide and in each […]
(a) There is a Statewide Public Health Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Statewide Public Health Component is to maximize the effectiveness of the anti-cancer initiatives in the State by authorizing the Department to take steps to ensure that the Program is implemented in a coordinated and integrated manner throughout the State. (c) Subject to […]
(a) There is a Local Public Health Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Local Public Health Component is to maximize the effectiveness of anti–cancer initiatives in the State by empowering local health coalitions to develop and implement cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs in coordination with the Department. (c) Subject to §§ 13–1108 through […]
(a) After the Baseline Cancer Study has been completed and before soliciting applications for Local Public Health Cancer Grants, the Department, in consultation with local health departments, shall: (1) Establish short-term and long-term cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment goals for each county; (2) Establish other requirements for each county that the Department determines to be necessary to […]
(a) Except as provided in § 13–1115(f) of this subtitle, this section does not apply to Baltimore City. (b) (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a local health officer may apply to the Department for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant. (2) The amount of a Local Public Health Cancer Grant shall be determined by the […]
(a) The local health officers of two or more counties may join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant. (b) The Department may require that two or more counties join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant if the Department determines that: (1) It would be […]
(a) (1) The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1109(c) of this subtitle shall: (i) Reflect the demographics of the county; and (ii) Include representatives of community-based groups, including minority, rural, and medically underserved populations, that, taken together, are familiar with all of the different communities and cultures in the county. (2) (i) In addition to the requirements […]
(a) Except as provided in § 13-1115(f) of this subtitle, this section does not apply in Baltimore City. (b) (1) Before receiving a Local Public Health Cancer Grant, a local health officer shall submit to the Department an inventory of all existing publicly funded cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs that relate to targeted cancers in the […]
(a) The Department shall review a Comprehensive Plan for Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment submitted under § 13-1109(e) of this subtitle and determine whether: (1) The Plan addresses the goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1108 of this subtitle; and (2) All other requirements of §§ 13-1107 through 13-1112 of this subtitle have been […]
(a) There is a Statewide Academic Health Center Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Statewide Academic Health Center Component is to maximize the effectiveness of the Program by involving the University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions in the implementation of the Program. (c) Subject to §§ 13–1115 and 13–1116 of this […]
(a) (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions may each apply for a Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant. (2) For fiscal year 2007 and any subsequent fiscal year, the amount of each Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant that is distributed to […]
(a) (1) (i) For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012: 1. The Governor shall include at least $2,400,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the Statewide Academic Health Center Cancer Research Grants under this section; and 2. The Grants shall be distributed between the Statewide Academic Health Centers as follows: A. $2,007,300 to the University of Maryland Medical Group; […]
(a) There is an Administrative Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Administrative Component is to provide the necessary administrative structure in the Department for effective management of the Program. (c) Funds that are allocated to the Administrative Component in the State budget shall be used to cover administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering […]
