# Fla. Stat. § 381.001: 381.001 Public health system

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 381.001
- **Heading:** 381.001 Public health system
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.001

## Text

The Department of Health is responsible for the state’s public health system which shall be designed to promote, protect, and improve the health of all people in the state. The department shall provide leadership for an active partnership working toward shared public health goals and involving federal, state, and local governments and the private sector. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department provide public health services through the 67 county health departments in partnership with county governments, as specified in part I of chapter 154, and in so doing make every attempt possible to solicit the support and involvement of private and not-for-profit health care agencies in fulfilling the public health mission.

History: s. 2, ch. 91-297; s. 28, ch. 97-101; s. 7, ch. 2006-261; s. 6, ch. 2012-184.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 381.001 381.001 Public health system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.002 381.002 Grant of title to prescriptive medical personal property to client.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.003 381.003 Communicable disease and AIDS prevention and control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.003.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.004 381.004 HIV testing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.004.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.005 381.005 Primary and preventive health services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.005.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.006 381.006 Environmental health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.006.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.008 381.008 Definitions of terms used in ss. 381.008-381.00897.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.008.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.009 381.009 Toilets required by department regulations; charge for use of prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.009.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0011 381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0012 381.0012 Enforcement authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0012.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0016 381.0016 County and municipal regulations and ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0016.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0018 381.0018 Application for and acceptance of gifts or grants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0018.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0019 381.0019 Disposition of equipment and material; transfers to county health departments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0019.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 381.0021 381.0021 Client welfare accounts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXIX_C381_S381.0021.md)

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