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| | | Resolve, Regarding Comprehensive Community Health |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the development of core competencies, functions and | | performance standards for comprehensive community health | | coalitions before the end of 2006 is important to the operation | | of Maine's public health system; and |
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| | | Whereas, inventorying resources and developing a plan to | | integrate some funding sources to support the public health | | functions identified in the State Health Plan during 2006 are | | important to Maine's public health system; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Comprehensive community health coalitions. Resolved: That the | | Department of Health and Human Services shall recognize and | | partner with comprehensive community health coalitions to provide | | public health assessment, education and services. Comprehensive | | community health coalition functions may include, but are not | | limited to, needs assessment; development of a community action | | plan; leveraging and coordinating resources, |
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