Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER439. Administration of Public Health |
STATE PROGRAM FOR WELLNESS AND THE PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE |
NRS439.517. Establishment; purpose.
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- Within the limits of available money, the Division shall establish the State Program for Wellness and the Prevention of Chronic Disease to increase public knowledge and raise public awareness relating to wellness and chronic diseases and to educate the residents of this State about:
1. Wellness, including, without limitation, behavioral health, proper nutrition, maintaining oral health, increasing physical fitness, preventing obesity and tobacco use; and
2. The prevention of chronic diseases, including, without limitation, asthma, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and oral disease.