Michigan Compiled Laws
368-1978-2-22 - Part 22 State Department of Public Health (333.2201...333.2264)
Section 333.2237 - Duties of Department as to Health Education; “Health Education” Defined.

Sec. 2237.
(1) The department shall:
(a) Exercise overall leadership in recognizing the importance of public health education objectives in the planning, developing, and carrying out of public health programs within the department's jurisdiction.
(b) Encourage local health departments to give priority to community health education activities as an essential part of local health programs.
(c) Develop and apply standards for the evaluation of public health education activities both at the state and local level and in cooperation with other public and private agencies.
(d) Collect and disseminate information about public health education activities and research in this state.
(2) As used in this section, "health education" means that dimension of health care that directs attention of individuals to their health behavior with the goal of enabling the individuals to make reasoned decisions about their own health practices and those within the various communities in which the individuals live, work, and play. The basic components of reasoned health decision-making education include both:
(a) The acquisition of accurate, unbiased, authoritative knowledge of subjects such as human biology, efficacy of early prevention, disease detection and control, nutritional practices, detection and control of environmental hazards, alternative health practices and the consequences of each, and the affective assessment of an individual's own beliefs on health outcomes.
(b) The acquisition of the behavior skills required to carry out the desired alternative.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 Popular Name: Act 368

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Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 333 - Health

Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)

Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625)

368-1978-2-22 - Part 22 State Department of Public Health (333.2201...333.2264)

Section 333.2201 - Department of Public Health and Office of Director of Public Health Continued.

Section 333.2202 - Director of Public Health; Appointment, Term, and Qualifications; Designation and Responsibility of Chief Medical Executive; “Administrative Experience” Defined.

Section 333.2204 - Director of Public Health; Salary; Full-Time Performance of Functions; Expenses.

Section 333.2205 - Assignment, Vesting, and Exercise of Functions; Internal Organization of Department; Allocation and Reallocation of Duties and Functions.

Section 333.2208 - Public Health Advisory Council; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Removal; Vacancy.

Section 333.2209 - Public Health Advisory Council; Election and Terms of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; Quorum; Reimbursement; Staff Support.

Section 333.2210 - Public Health Advisory Council; Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 333.2211 - Coordination Between Local Health Departments and Local Health Planning Agencies; Review; Annual Assessment; Information.

Section 333.2213 - Task Forces.

Section 333.2215 - Termination of Advisory Committee or Task Force; Exception; Review of Advisory Council, Commission, Board, Task Force, or Body.

Section 333.2221 - Organized Programs to Prevent Disease, Prolong Life, and Promote Public Health; Duties of Department.

Section 333.2223 - Biennial Plan for Rural Health; Preparation; Submission to Standing Committees.

Section 333.2224 - Promotion of Local Health Services; Coordination and Integration of Public Health Services.

Section 333.2226 - Powers of Department.

Section 333.2227 - Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities; Duties of Department.

Section 333.2228 - Heads of Intra-Departmental Units and Employees; Appointment; Salaries and Expenses; Liability for Damages; Quarters and Facilities.

Section 333.2229 - Employees at Veterans' Facility Physically Injured by Assault; Wages; Supplement; Fringe Benefits.

Section 333.2231 - Furnishing Information Relating to Public Health; Report.

Section 333.2232 - Repealed. 1986, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987.

Section 333.2232a - Repeal of MCL 333.2232.

Section 333.2233 - Rules.

Section 333.2235 - Local Health Department; Authorization to Exercise Power or Function; Primary Organization as to Services and Programs; Exceptions; Summary Reports.

Section 333.2237 - Duties of Department as to Health Education; “Health Education” Defined.

Section 333.2241 - Inspection or Investigation to Assure Compliance; Application for Warrant.

Section 333.2242 - Warrant; Affidavit Required for Issuance.

Section 333.2243 - Warrant; Grounds for Issuance.

Section 333.2244 - Warrant; Finding of Cause.

Section 333.2245 - Warrant; Directing to Law Enforcement Officer; Contents.

Section 333.2246 - Warrant; Execution.

Section 333.2247 - Warrant; Procuring Maliciously or Without Cause; Misdemeanor.

Section 333.2251 - Imminent Danger to Health or Lives; Informing Individuals Affected; Order; Noncompliance; Petition to Restrain Condition or Practice; Conditions Constituting Menace to Public Health; Promulgation of Emergency Rule Under MCL 24.248;...

Section 333.2253 - Epidemic; Emergency Order and Procedures; Avian Influenza; Conditions Requiring Assistance of Department of Agriculture.

Section 333.2253.amended - Epidemic; Emergency Order and Procedures; Avian Influenza; Conditions Requiring Assistance of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Visitation Within Qualified Health Care Facility; Linda; Definitions.

Section 333.2255 - Injunctive Action.

Section 333.2261 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 333.2262 - Violation; Rules Adopting Schedule of Monetary Civil Penalties; Issuance, Contents, and Delivery of Citation.

Section 333.2263 - Citation; Petition for Administrative Hearing; Decision of Hearings Officer; Review; Provisions Governing Hearings and Appeals; Civil Penalty.

Section 333.2264 - Patient Safety Organization; Certification of More Than 1 Entity.