Section 100335 Of Article 4. Population, Public Health, And Environmental Study From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 101. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. The department may do all of the following activities:
(1) Make a continuing study of births, deaths, marriages, and
divorces, in order to provide a continuing analysis of trends to
state agencies and to the Legislature.
(2) Request and receive demographic and population data from the
Department of Finance.
(3) Make any additional collection of data necessary to describe
and analyze fertility, family formation and dissolution, abortion
practices, and other factors related to population dynamics, public
health, and the environment.
(4) Assess the health, environmental, and related effects of
current and projected population.
(5) Formulate recommendations for programs, consistent with
individual rights and the integrity of the environment, to respond to
projected trends.