§ 13-1010. Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- Community Health Coalition

   (a) Membership -- Demographics. -- The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle shall:

   (1) Reflect the demographics of the county; and

   (2) Include representatives of community-based groups, including minority, rural, and medically underserved populations, that, taken together, are familiar with all of the different communities and cultures in the county.

(b) Membership -- Entities represented. -- The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle may include:

   (1) Representatives of:

      (i) A local management board established under Title 8, Subtitle 3 of the Human Services Article;

      (ii) The local public school system;

      (iii) Local hospitals, clinics, physicians, and other health care providers;

      (iv) Local law enforcement;

      (v) Local businesses;

      (vi) Local religious organizations;

      (vii) Local media;

      (viii) Institutions of higher education; and

      (ix) Hospitals and other entities located outside the county that could enhance the county's tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts; and

   (2) Any other person that the local health officer believes would help the county meet the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 2000, chs. 17, 18; 2006, ch. 243; 2007, ch. 8, § 1.