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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 750<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1428275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359300,"identifier":"32.1-23.6","token":"32.1\/1\/3\/32.1-23.6","url":"\/32.1-23.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-23.6\/","token":"32.1\/1\/3\/32.1-23.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Information and data related to social determinants of health","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-23.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Demographic data<\/span>” means data and information regarding the race, ethnicity, age, and gender of residents of the Commonwealth.

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B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall (i) collect and analyze information regarding demographics and the social determinants of health<\/span> and their impacts on health and health risks of residents of the Commonwealth and (ii) make such information and analyses available to the public on its website. Nothing in this section shall allow for the release of personal health information or any other confidential information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINFORMATION AND DATA RELATED TO SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (\u00a7 32.1-23.6)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Demographic data” means data and information regarding the race,\nethnicity, age, and gender of residents of the Commonwealth.\t\t\t“Social\ndeterminants of health” means conditions that affect health risks and\nhealth outcomes, including health care access and quality, education access and\nquality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and\nbuilt environment.\n\nB. The Department shall (i) collect and analyze information regarding\ndemographics and the social determinants of health and their impacts on health\nand health risks of residents of the Commonwealth and (ii) make such information\nand analyses available to the public on its website. Nothing in this section\nshall allow for the release of personal health information or any other\nconfidential information.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, c. 750.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}