AB 572: Diabetes prevention: treatment.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties pertaining to, among other things, protecting, preserving, and advancing public health, including disseminating information regarding diseases.

This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to develop a detailed action plan for the prevention and treatment of diabetes, update the California Wellness Plan 2014 to include specified items, including priorities and performance measures that are based upon evidence-based strategies to prevent and control diabetes, and to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2018, that includes an update on the status of the plan and the progress of those specified plan objectives and outcomes. items.

The bill would also make related findings and declarations.