(a) The network shall establish as its primary goals:
(1) evaluating and eliminating health disparities in this state, including racial, ethnic, geographic, and income-related or education-related disparities; and
(2) health care cost containment and the economic analysis of health policy.
(b) The network shall:
(1) function as an incubator and evaluator of health improvement practices; and
(2) support local communities in this state by offering leadership training, data analytics, community health assessments, and grant writing support to local communities.