2009 California Health and Safety Code - Section 104325-104330 :: Chapter 1. Unintentional Injury Study And Control

104325.  The department may maintain a program of accidental injury
study and control, including but not limited to, all of the
following:
   (a) The conduct of studies to determine the health and human
components of accidental injury.
   (b) The study of factors associated with prompt and efficient
emergency treatment of accidental injuries.
   (c) The study of human and environmental factors in the occurrence
of accidental injury.
   (d) The development of control programs to reduce the frequency
and severity of accidental injuries resulting from health and other
human factors, either alone or in combination with environmental
factors.
   (e) Consultation with and assistance to local health departments
and other agencies in the development and maintenance of programs for
the prevention and control of accidental injuries.

104330.  The department may enter into agreements with any public or
private organization, agency, or individual to carry out its duties
and responsibilities with respect to accidental injury study and
control. In any situation where these activities may duplicate or
overlap the activities of another state department or agency, the
department shall confer with that department or agency in order to
avoid duplication.