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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§242o Health conferences; publication of health educational information

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part Part A— - Research and Investigations › § 242o

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must hold a yearly meeting of State health officials, may call additional meetings and invite other state or local groups, and must call a meeting if officials from five or more States ask. Each State gets one vote, and State mental-health officials must be invited when mental health is on the agenda. The Secretary must also publish health information, including weekly reports on health conditions in the United States and other countries, for the public and for health organizations.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §242o

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(a)A conference of the health authorities in and among the several States shall be called annually by the Secretary. Whenever in his opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference, the Secretary may invite as many of such health authorities and officials of other State or local public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations to confer as he deems necessary or proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more States it shall be the duty of the Secretary to call a conference of all State health authorities joining in the request. Each State represented at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. Whenever at any such conference matters relating to mental health are to be discussed, the mental health authorities of the respective States shall be invited to attend.
(b)From time to time the Secretary shall issue information related to public health, in the form of publications or otherwise, for the use of the public, and shall publish weekly reports of health conditions in the United States and other countries and other pertinent health information for the use of persons and institutions concerned with health services.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Subsec. (a) of this section consists of former section 309 of act
July 1, 1944, prior to the renumbering of that section as section 310(a) by Pub. L. 95–623. Subsec. (b) of this section consists of former section 310 of act
July 1, 1944, prior to the renumbering of that section as section 310(b) by Pub. L. 95–623.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 310 of act
July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 329, and was classified to section 254b of this title prior to the general amendment of subpart I (§ 254b et seq.) of part D of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104–299. Provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (a) of this section were contained in section 312 of act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 58 Stat. 693, as amended (formerly classified to section 244 of this title), prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–353, § 102(a). Provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (b) of this section were contained in section 315 of act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 58 Stat. 695; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515, title II, § 282, 84 Stat. 1308 (formerly classified to section 247 of this title), prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–353, § 102(a).

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 242o

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73