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Ind. Code Ann. § 16-19-13-3 - Purposes of the Office of Women's Health
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Current as of June 2015
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This law sets forth the purposes for which the Office of Women’s Health was established:
- To educate and advocate for women’s health by establishing initiatives and programs
- To assist the health commissioner in establishing priorities for programs and resources that the state should provide for women’s health issues
- To serve as a resource for information on women’s health data, services and programs
- To collect and analyze relevant research information and data
- To develop and recommend funding and activities for educating the public on women’s health issues
- To seek funding, private and governmental, for fulfilling these purposes
- To prepare materials on women’s health issues and to publicly disseminate them
- To conduct public forums in Indiana to arise public awareness of women’s issues and programs
- To coordinate activities between different government entities working on women’s welfare issues
- To represent the state health commissioner at the general assembly or in front of Indiana’s Women Commission
- To provide an annual report to the governor, the legislative council, and the Indiana commission for women regarding the successes, services needed, and areas for improvement
Current as of June 2015
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