1. The Commissioner of Health shall establish the “Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative” in the Office on Minority and Multicultural Health. The commissioner shall require the office to develop and implement a comprehensive, coordinated plan to reduce health disparities between White and racial and ethnic minority populations in the State in the following priority areas: asthma; infant mortality; breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screening; kidney disease; HIV/AIDS; hepatitis C; sexually transmitted diseases; adult and child immunizations; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; and accidental injuries and violence. As used in this act, “office” means the New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health.

L.2004, c.137, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.126.