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S-4.2 - Act respecting health services and social services

Section 373
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373. The public health director shall be responsible, in the region, for
(1)  informing the population on its general state of health and of the major health problems, the groups most at risk, the principal risk factors, the interventions he considers the most effective, monitoring the evolution thereof and conducting studies or research required for that purpose;
(2)  identifying situations which could pose a threat to the population’s health and seeing to it that the measures necessary for its protection are taken;
(3)  ensuring expertise in preventive health and health promotion and advising the agency on prevention services conducive to reducing mortality and avoidable morbidity;
(4)  identifying situations where intersectorial action is necessary to prevent diseases, trauma or social problems which have an impact on the health of the population, and, where the public health director considers it appropriate, taking the measures considered necessary to foster such action.
The public health director shall also be responsible for entrusting any mandate to the head of a clinical department of public health.
The public health director shall assume, in addition, any other function entrusted to him by the Public Health Act (chapter S‐2.2).
1991, c. 42, s. 373; 1998, c. 39, s. 110; 2001, c. 24, s. 60; 2002, c. 38, s. 11; 2005, c. 32, s. 227; 2017, c. 21, s. 45.
373. The public health director shall be responsible, in the region, for
(1)  informing the population on its general state of health and of the major health problems, the groups most at risk, the principal risk factors, the interventions he considers the most effective, monitoring the evolution thereof and conducting studies or research required for that purpose;
(2)  identifying situations which could pose a threat to the population’s health and seeing to it that the measures necessary for its protection are taken;
(3)  ensuring expertise in preventive health and health promotion and advising the agency on prevention services conducive to reducing mortality and avoidable morbidity;
(4)  identifying situations where intersectorial action is necessary to prevent diseases, trauma or social problems which have an impact on the health of the population, and, where the public health director considers it appropriate, taking the measures considered necessary to foster such action.
The public health director shall assume, in addition, any other function entrusted to him by the Public Health Act (chapter S‐2.2).
1991, c. 42, s. 373; 1998, c. 39, s. 110; 2001, c. 24, s. 60; 2002, c. 38, s. 11; 2005, c. 32, s. 227.
373. The public health director shall be responsible, in the region, for
(1)  informing the population on its general state of health and of the major health problems, the groups most at risk, the principal risk factors, the interventions he considers the most effective, monitoring the evolution thereof and conducting studies or research required for that purpose;
(2)  identifying situations which could pose a threat to the population’s health and seeing to it that the measures necessary for its protection are taken;
(3)  ensuring expertise in preventive health and health promotion and advising the regional board on prevention services conducive to reducing mortality and avoidable morbidity ;
(4)  identifying situations where intersectorial action is necessary to prevent diseases, trauma or social problems which have an impact on the health of the population, and, where the public health director considers it appropriate, taking the measures considered necessary to foster such action.
The public health director shall assume, in addition, any other function entrusted to him by the Public Health Act (chapter S-2.2).
1991, c. 42, s. 373; 1998, c. 39, s. 110; 2001, c. 24, s. 60; 2002, c. 38, s. 11.
373. The public health director shall be responsible, in the region, for
(1)  informing the population on its general state of health and of the major health problems, the groups most at risk, the principal risk factors, the interventions he considers the most effective, monitoring the evolution thereof and conducting studies or research required for that purpose;
(2)  identifying situations which could pose a threat to the population’s health and seeing to it that the measures necessary for its protection are taken;
(3)  ensuring expertise in preventive health and health promotion and advising the regional board on prevention services conducive to reducing mortality and avoidable morbidity ;
(4)  identifying situations where intersectorial action is necessary to prevent diseases, trauma or social problems which have an impact on the health of the population, and, where the public health director considers it appropriate, taking the measures considered necessary to foster such action.
The public health director shall assume, in addition, any other function entrusted to him by the Public Health Protection Act (chapter P-35).
1991, c. 42, s. 373; 1998, c. 39, s. 110; 2001, c. 24, s. 60.
373. The public health director shall be responsible for
(1)  informing the population on its general state of health and of the major health problems, the groups most at risk, the principal risk factors, the interventions he considers the most effective, monitoring the evolution thereof and conducting studies or research required for that purpose;
(2)  identifying situations which could pose a threat to the population’s health and seeing to it that the measures necessary for its protection are taken;
(3)  ensuring the development of expertise in prevention and in the promotion of health.
1991, c. 42, s. 373; 1998, c. 39, s. 110.
373. The public health director shall be responsible for
(1)  informing the population on its general state of health and of the major health problems, the groups most at risk, the principal risk factors, the interventions he considers the most effective, monitoring the evolution thereof and conducting studies or research required for that purpose;
(2)  identifying situations which could pose a threat to the population’s health and seeing to it that the measures necessary for its protection are taken;
(3)  ensuring the development of expertise in prevention and in the promotion of health to benefit all the programs entrusted to the regional board.
1991, c. 42, s. 373.
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