Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-207a

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 19a-207a - Basic health program

Each district department of health and municipal health department shall ensure the provision of a basic health program that includes, but is not limited to, the following services for each community served by the district department of health and municipal health department:

(1) Monitoring of health status to identify and solve community health problems;

(2) investigating and diagnosing health problems and health hazards in the community;

(3) informing, educating and empowering persons in the community concerning health issues;

(4) mobilizing community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems for persons in the community;

(5) developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts;

(6) enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety;

(7) connecting persons in the community to needed health care services when appropriate;

(8) assuring a competent public health and personal care workforce;

(9) evaluating effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services; and

(10) researching to find innovative solutions to health problems.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-207a

( P.A. 14-226, S. 3.)

Added by P.A. 14-0226, S. 3 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2014.