Section 6.281. Office of Health Equity

(a) Establishment. The Office of Health Equity (Office) is hereby established within the Department of Health.

(b) Infrastructure. The infrastructure of the Office will, at a minimum, include the Director of the Office and appropriate staff.

(c) Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the Office are as follows:

(1) Provide leadership to increase public awareness of health disparities in this Commonwealth.

(2) Advocate for the development of programs to address health disparities.

(3) Work with policy makers, insurers, health care providers and communities to implement policies and programs that result in a measurable and sustained improvement in health status of underserved and disparate populations.

(4) Continue collaboration with State agencies, academic institutions, community based organizations, health partners, providers and others in the public and private sectors to eliminate health disparities in this Commonwealth.