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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 711 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1995, chapter 78<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1428111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359254,"identifier":"32.1-2","token":"32.1\/1\/1\/32.1-2","url":"\/32.1-2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-2\/","token":"32.1\/1\/1\/32.1-2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Finding and purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The General Assembly finds that the protection, improvement and preservation of the public health and of the environment are essential to the general welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth. For this reason, the State Board<\/span> of Health and the State Health Commissioner<\/span>, assisted by the State Department<\/span> of Health, shall administer and provide a comprehensive program of preventive, curative, restorative and environmental health services, educate the citizenry in health and environmental matters, develop and implement health resource plans, collect and preserve vital records and health statistics, assist in research, and abate hazards and nuisances to the health and to the environment, both emergency and otherwise, thereby improving the quality of life in the Commonwealth.<\/p>

This comprehensive program of preventive, curative, restorative, and environmental health services shall include prevention and education activities focused on women’s health, including, but not limited to, osteoporosis, breast cancer, and other conditions unique to or more prevalent among women.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINDING AND PURPOSE (\u00a7 32.1-2)\n\nThe General Assembly finds that the protection, improvement and preservation of\nthe public health and of the environment are essential to the general welfare of\nthe citizens of the Commonwealth. For this reason, the State Board of Health and\nthe State Health Commissioner, assisted by the State Department of Health, shall\nadminister and provide a comprehensive program of preventive, curative,\nrestorative and environmental health services, educate the citizenry in health\nand environmental matters, develop and implement health resource plans, collect\nand preserve vital records and health statistics, assist in research, and abate\nhazards and nuisances to the health and to the environment, both emergency and\notherwise, thereby improving the quality of life in the Commonwealth.\n\nThis comprehensive program of preventive, curative, restorative, and\nenvironmental health services shall include prevention and education activities\nfocused on women’s health, including, but not limited to, osteoporosis,\nbreast cancer, and other conditions unique to or more prevalent among women.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 711; 1995, c. 78.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}