Section 43. Commission on Men's Health, 31-43-1 through 31-43-13.
ARTICLE 2
CHILDHOOD LEAD EXPOSURE CONTROL
31-43-12. Duties and responsibilities.
The commission shall:
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Adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures;
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Develop strategies, public policy recommendations, and programs, including community outreach and public-private partnerships, that are designed to educate Georgia's men on the benefits of regular physician check-ups, early detection and preventive screening tests, and healthy lifestyle practices;
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Focus on improving health outcomes of men in specific disease areas, including but not necessarily limited to prostate and testicular cancer; cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure, stroke, and heart attacks; depression and suicide; and diabetes;
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Monitor state and federal policy and legislation that may affect the areas of men's health;
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Recommend assistance, services, and policy changes that will further the goals of the commission; and
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Submit a report of its findings and recommendations under this chapter to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later than October 1 of each year.
(Code 1981, §31-43-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 126, § 1.)
Code Commission notes.
- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, in paragraph (3), a comma was inserted following "disease areas" and "stroke" and semicolons were substituted for commas following "testicular cancer", "heart attacks", and "depression and suicide".
