Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 93.053
Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Database

(a)

The council shall collect and analyze information related to cardiovascular disease and stroke at the state and regional level and, to the extent feasible, at the local level. The council shall obtain the information from federal and state agencies and from private and public organizations. The council shall maintain a database of this information.

(b)

The database may include:

(1)

information related to behavioral risk factors identified for cardiovascular disease and stroke;

(2)

morbidity and mortality rates for cardiovascular disease and stroke; and

(3)

community indicators relevant to cardiovascular disease and stroke.

(c)

In compiling the database, the council may use information available from other sources, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reports of hospital discharge data, and information included in death certificates.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 25.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 93.053 — Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Database, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­93.­htm#93.­053 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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