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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-2A-5. Office of Women’s Health; duties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-2A-5. Office of Women’s Health; duties.

(a) There is created in the department the Office of Women’s Health.

(b) The Office of Women’s Health shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination. In particular, the office shall:

(1) Raise awareness of women’s nonreproductive health issues;

(2) Raise awareness of women’s reproductive health issues;

(3) Inform and engage in prevention and education activities relating to women’s nonreproductive health issues; and

(4) Serve as a clearing-house for women’s health information for purposes of planning and coordination.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-2A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 3-1/HB 214; Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-5/HB 186; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 4/SB 372.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-1/HB 186, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This part shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Health Act.’”