Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health.
43.20.270 - Governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy.

RCW 43.20.270
Governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy.

The legislature finds that women and people of color experience significant disparities from men and the general population in education, employment, healthful living conditions, access to health care, and other social determinants of health. The legislature finds that these circumstances coupled with lower, slower, and less culturally appropriate and gender appropriate access to needed medical care result in higher rates of morbidity and mortality for women and persons of color than observed in the general population. Health disparities are defined by the national institute of health as the differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.
It is the intent of the Washington state legislature to create the healthiest state in the nation by striving to eliminate health disparities in people of color and between men and women. In meeting the intent of chapter 239, Laws of 2006, the legislature creates the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities. This council shall create an action plan and statewide policy to include health impact reviews that measure and address other social determinants of health that lead to disparities as well as the contributing factors of health that can have broad impacts on improving status, health literacy, physical activity, and nutrition.

[ 2006 c 239 § 1.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health.

43.20.025 - Definitions.

43.20.030 - State board of health—Members—Chair—Staff support—Executive director, confidential secretary—Compensation and travel expenses of members.

43.20.035 - State board of health—Cooperation with environmental agencies.

43.20.050 - Powers and duties of state board of health—Rule making—Delegation of authority—Enforcement of rules.

43.20.065 - On-site sewage system failures and inspections—Rule making.

43.20.100 - Biennial report.

43.20.145 - Food service rules—Consideration of federal food code—Safety standards for Asian rice-based noodles and Korean rice cakes.

43.20.148 - Mobile food units—Commissary and servicing area requirements.

43.20.149 - Mobile food units—Reciprocity—Rule making.

43.20.175 - Violations—Injunctions and legal proceedings authorized.

43.20.185 - Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer.

43.20.215 - Right of person to rely on prayer to alleviate ailments not abridged.

43.20.230 - Water resource planning—Procedures, criteria, technical assistance.

43.20.235 - Water conservation—Water delivery rate structures.

43.20.240 - Public water systems—Complaint process.

43.20.250 - Review of water system plan—Time limitations—Notice of rejection of plan or extension of timeline.

43.20.260 - Review of water system plan, requirements—Municipal water suppliers, retail service.

43.20.265 - Elevated lead level—Definition.

43.20.270 - Governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy.

43.20.275 - Council created—Membership—Duties—Advisory committees.

43.20.280 - Action plan for eliminating health disparities—Council meetings—Reports to the legislature.

43.20.285 - Health impact reviews—Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding to implement chapter.

43.20.290 - Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding.

43.20.300 - Local boards of health—Membership.