2025 Session
Last amended: 1985 session
§ 144.393 — Public Communications Program
Plain-Language Summary
Requires the health department to create public information campaigns about major health risks and how to prevent them.
144.393 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.
The commissioner may conduct a long-term coordinated public information program that includes public service announcements, public education forums, mass media, and written materials. The program must promote nonsmoking and include background survey research and evaluation. The program must be designed to run over at least five years, subject to the availability of money.
History:
History: History:
1Sp1985 c 14 art 19 s 15
Practical Notes
Relevant to the state’s role in educating the public about health risks like smoking, obesity, and infectious diseases.