Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.2237

(a) Exercise overall leadership in recognizing the importance of public health education objectives in the planning, developing, and carrying out of public health programs within the department's jurisdiction.

(b) Encourage local health departments to give priority to community health education activities as an essential part of local health programs.

(c) Develop and apply standards for the evaluation of public health education activities both at the state and local level and in cooperation with other public and private agencies.

(d) Collect and disseminate information about public health education activities and research in this state.

(a) The acquisition of accurate, unbiased, authoritative knowledge of subjects such as human biology, efficacy of early prevention, disease detection and control, nutritional practices, detection and control of environmental hazards, alternative health practices and the consequences of each, and the affective assessment of an individual's own beliefs on health outcomes.

(b) The acquisition of the behavior skills required to carry out the desired alternative.