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2017 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs
Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program
§ 13-1010. Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- Community Health Coalition
Universal Citation: MD Health-Gen Code § 13-1010 (2017)
- (a) Membership -- Demographics. -- The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle shall:
- (1) Reflect the demographics of the county; and
- (2) 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.
- (b) Membership -- Entities represented. -- The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle may include:
- (1) Representatives of:
- (i) A local management board established under Title 8, Subtitle 3 of the Human Services Article;
- (ii) The local public school system;
- (iii) Local hospitals, clinics, physicians, and other health care providers;
- (iv) Local law enforcement;
- (v) Local businesses;
- (vi) Local religious organizations;
- (vii) Local media;
- (viii) Institutions of higher education; and
- (ix) Hospitals and other entities located outside the county that could enhance the county's tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts; and
- (2) Any other person that the local health officer believes would help the county meet the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle.
- (1) Representatives of:
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