1998 Florida Code
TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 381 Public Health: General Provisions  
381.734   Healthy Communities, Healthy People Program.

381.734  Healthy Communities, Healthy People Program.--

(1)  The department shall develop and implement the Healthy Communities, Healthy People Program, a comprehensive and community-based health promotion and wellness program. The program shall be designed to reduce major behavioral risk factors associated with chronic diseases, including those chronic diseases identified in chapter 385, and injuries and accidents, by enhancing the knowledge, skills, motivation, and opportunities for individuals, organizations, and communities to develop and maintain healthy lifestyles.

(2)  The department shall consolidate and use existing resources, programs, and program data to develop this program, to avoid duplication of efforts or services. Such resources, programs, and program data shall include, but not be limited to, 1s. 381.103, the comprehensive health improvement project under s. 385.103, and the comprehensive public health plan, public information, and statewide injury control plan under s. 381.0011(3), (8), and (12).

(3)  The program shall include:

(a)  Biennial statewide assessments of specific, causal, and behavioral risk factors that affect the health of residents of the state.

(b)  The development of community-based health promotion programs, incorporating health promotion and preventive care practices supported in scientific and medical literature.

(c)  The development and implementation of statewide age-specific, disease-specific, and community-specific health promotion and preventive care strategies using primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention interventions.

(d)  The development and implementation of models for testing statewide health promotion programs that address major risk factors in the state and motivate individuals to permanently adopt healthy behaviors, enhance self-esteem, and increase social and personal responsibilities.

(e)  The enhancement of the State Health Office's special initiatives to develop the mental, emotional, and social competencies of children and adolescents, using innovative school-based and neighborhood-based approaches to build self-esteem and prevent later problems such as drug abuse, poor school performance, criminal behavior, and other behavioral problems.

(f)  The development and implementation of a statewide health education program to educate the public and communities about health risks and assist them in modifying unhealthy behaviors.

(g)  The establishment of a comprehensive program to inform the public and communities about the prevalence of chronic diseases in the state; known and potential risks, including social and behavioral risks; and behavior changes that would reduce risks.

(h)  The development and implementation of a program for enhancing self-help organizations and volunteer programs that enlist the support of volunteers in health promotion activities, particularly persons who serve as role models because of their public visibility or because of their recovery from or skill in coping with disease.

(i)  The development of policies that encourage the use of alternative community delivery sites for health promotion and preventive care programs and promote the use of neighborhood delivery sites that are close to work, home, and school.

History.--s. 109, ch. 92-33; s. 2, ch. 98-224.

1Note.--Section 381.103 does not exist.

Note.--Former s. 408.604.