| 1 | Representative Richardson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 645 and 646 insert: |
| 5 | Section 11. Subsection (9) is added to section 20.43, |
| 6 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 7 | 20.43 Department of Health.--There is created a Department |
| 8 | of Health. |
| 9 | (9) There is hereby established within the Department of |
| 10 | Health the Office of Minority Health. |
| 11 | Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 12 | 381.7355, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 381.7355 Project requirements; review criteria.-- |
| 14 | (2) A proposal must include each of the following |
| 15 | elements: |
| 16 | (a) The purpose and objectives of the proposal, including |
| 17 | identification of the particular racial or ethnic disparity the |
| 18 | project will address. The proposal must address one or more of |
| 19 | the following priority areas: |
| 20 | 1. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal |
| 21 | and infant mortality rates. |
| 22 | 2. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 23 | and mortality rates relating to cancer. |
| 24 | 3. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 25 | and mortality rates relating to HIV/AIDS. |
| 26 | 4. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 27 | and mortality rates relating to cardiovascular disease. |
| 28 | 5. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity |
| 29 | and mortality rates relating to diabetes. |
| 30 | 6. Increasing adult and child immunization rates in |
| 31 | certain racial and ethnic populations. |
| 32 | 7. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in oral health |
| 33 | care. |
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| 37 | Between lines 41 and 42 insert: |
| 38 | amending s. 20.43, F.S.; creating the Office of Minority Health |
| 39 | within the Department of Health; amending s. 381.7355, F.S.; |
| 40 | providing an additional priority area; |