AB 2434: Strategic Growth Council: Health in All Policies Program.

Existing law establishes the Strategic Growth Council, prescribes the membership of the council, and requires the council to, among other things, recommend policies and investment strategies and priorities, as specified, to encourage the development of sustainable communities.

This bill would would, until January 1, 2024, establish the Health in All Policies (HiAP) Program, to be administered by the council, for the purposes of incorporating health, equity, and sustainability considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas, as specified. The bill would require the council, by October 1, 2019, to develop a report of recommendations for programs, policies, and practices that state agencies can undertake to advance health, equity, and specified goals of the HiAP Program, as provided.