130A-5.1. State health standards.
(a) The Secretary shall adopt measurable standards and goals for community health against which the State's actions to improve the health status of its citizens will be measured. The Secretary shall report annually to the General Assembly upon its convening or reconvening and to the Governor on all of the following:
(1) How the State compares to national health measurements and established State goals for each standard. Comparisons shall be reported using disaggregated data for health standards.
(2) Steps taken by State and non-State entities to meet established goals.
(3) Additional steps proposed or planned to be taken to achieve established goals.
(b) The Secretary may coordinate and contract with other entities to assist in the establishment of standards and preparation of the report. The Secretary may use resources available to implement this section. (2000-67, s. 11.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Definitions, General Provisions and Remedies.
§ 130A-1.1 - Mission and essential services.
§ 130A-3 - Appointment of the State Health Director.
§ 130A-4.1 - State funds for maternal and child health care/nonsupplanting.
§ 130A-4.2 - State funds for health promotion/nonsupplanting.
§ 130A-4.3 - State funds for school nurses.
§ 130A-4.4 - Funds for AIDS Drug Assistance Program[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 130A-5 - Duties of the Secretary.
§ 130A-5.1 - State health standards.
§ 130A-6 - Delegation of authority.
§ 130A-10 - Advisory Committees.
§ 130A-11 - Residencies in public health.
§ 130A-12 - Confidentiality of records.
§ 130A-14 - Department may assist private nonprofit foundations.
§ 130A-15 - Access to information.
§ 130A-16 - Collection and reporting of race and ethnicity data.
§ 130A-19 - Abatement of public health nuisance.
§ 130A-20 - Abatement of an imminent hazard[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 130A-20.01 - Action for the recovery of costs of hazardous materials emergency medical response.
§ 130A-22 - Administrative penalties.
§ 130A-23 - Suspension and revocation of permits and program participation.
§ 130A-24 - Appeals procedure.
§ 130A-25 - Misdemeanor[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 130A-26.1 - Criminal violation of Article 9.
§ 130A-26.2 - Penalty for false reporting under Article 9.
§ 130A-26.3 - Limitations period for certain groundwater contamination actions.
§ 130A-26.4 - Violations of Article 4.
§ 130A-26A - Recodified as G.S130A-26.4 by Session Laws 2018-142, s17.