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Article 1. Definitions And General Policy of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 101. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
The rapid increase in the population of the state and the
increasing industrialization in both the urban and rural areas
necessitate the provision of effective public health services to all
the people of the state.
In many areas within the state local health departments lack the
necessary funds, and the local population lack the means to furnish
funds, to provide effective public health services.
The Legislature therefore seeks to further the provision of
necessary public health services by granting financial assistance to
local health departments thus enabling them to meet present and
future health needs in an efficient and effective manner. The funds
granted are to augment local appropriations provided for public
health purposes, and shall not be used to replace local
appropriations.
The administrative pattern providing public health services to all
the people of the state will vary in different areas. It is
generally recognized that the minimum population necessary for
efficient administration of a local health department is
approximately 50,000. To attain this desirable population minimum it
will be necessary in some areas for two or more counties to unite and
establish a single administrative public health jurisdiction.
"Population," for the purpose of this chapter, shall be
determined by the most recent United States decennial census;
provided, however, whenever it appears to the department that the
population of any city or county, changed sufficiently to warrant
adjustment, the department for purposes of this chapter may request
the Population Research Unit of the Department of Finance to
determine the population for cities or counties.
For the purposes of this chapter a "local health department"
shall be interpreted to mean any one of the following public health
administrative organizations:
(a) A local health department serving one or more counties that shall provide services to all cities whose population is less than 50,000 in addition to the unincorporated territory of the county or counties.
(b) A county health department that does not serve all of the cities of less than 50,000 population, but that has the provisional approval of the department, in accordance with Section 101225.
(c) The health department of a city of 50,000 or greater population, except that the governing body of the city by resolution may declare its intention to be included under the jurisdiction of the county health department, as provided by existing statutes.
(d) The local health department of any county that had under its jurisdiction on September 19, 1947, a population in excess of 1,000,000, or the local health department of any city and county.
(a) A local health department serving one or more counties that shall provide services to all cities whose population is less than 50,000 in addition to the unincorporated territory of the county or counties.
(b) A county health department that does not serve all of the cities of less than 50,000 population, but that has the provisional approval of the department, in accordance with Section 101225.
(c) The health department of a city of 50,000 or greater population, except that the governing body of the city by resolution may declare its intention to be included under the jurisdiction of the county health department, as provided by existing statutes.
(d) The local health department of any county that had under its jurisdiction on September 19, 1947, a population in excess of 1,000,000, or the local health department of any city and county.
