BILL NUMBER: AB 437	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2007

   An act to add Section 101037 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to local health officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 437, as introduced, Jones. Local health officers.
   Existing law permits the establishment of the position of county
health officer for the performance of various duties and powers
relating to public health.
   This bill would authorize the county health officer to provide
assistance to cities and counties with regard to public health issues
as they relate to local land use planning and transportation
planning processes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 101037 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   101037.  The county health officer may provide assistance to
cities and counties with regard to public health issues as they
relate to local land use planning and transportation planning
processes. This assistance may include, but is not limited to:
   (a) The prevention of obesity and chronic diseases such as
diabetes, some forms of cancer, arthritis and stroke in relation to
physical activity, and issues of ease of walking and biking and
vehicle miles traveled.
   (b) Respiratory disease and air quality.
   (c) Injury prevention and motor vehicle crashes.
   (d) Healthier eating opportunities and community design.
   (e) Drinking water quality.
   (f) Mental well-being and parks, trails, and open-space.
   (g) Social capital and sense of community.
   (h) Violence prevention and street safety.