HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 11271984 - 84-688 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA' COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Commending )
Julie Peck and the Geriatric ) RESOLUTION NO . 814/688
Health Program Staff )
WHEREAS the Health Services Department has recently
implemented a unique geriatric health program , including both
specialized outpatient and inpatient services which address the
special needs of senior citizens in this community; and
WHEREAS the driving force behind these geriatric
programs , without whose perseverance the program would not exist ,
is Julie Peck , ably supported by Dennis Stone , M.D . , and Neil
Kostick, M .D . ; and
WHEREAS the existence of the geriatric health program
is a testimonial to Julie Peck' s devotion to the care and needs
of the elderly and evidence of her tireless and self-sacrificing
efforts on behalf of our senior citizens; and
WHEREAS Julie Peck has dedicated herself to developing
an exemplary continuum of care to the elderly in Contra Costa
County which has resulted in the existence today of geriatric
outreach services; geriatric clinics that serve the physical ,
mental , and emotional needs of the elderly; specialized geriatric
mental health services; home visits to the elderly, and an inpatient
geriatric medical-psychiatric unit; and
WHEREAS Julie Peck has seen the need to train primary
care physicians in the field of geriatrics and has been instrumental
in instituting that training as an integral part of the Health
Services Department' s Family Practice Residency Program; and
WHEREAS Julie Peck has demonstrated most ably her ability
to successfully blend the service needs of the elderly with fiscal
prudence and the use of funds from non-County sources and has
successfully integrated Public Health , Mental Health , Hospital ,
and Outpatient services for senior citizens efficiently and
effectively;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa RECOGNIZES the unique
and special contribution to meeting the needs of senior citizens
which Julie Peck and her staff have made , and EXPRESSES its thanks
and the gratitude of the people of Contra Costa County to Julie Peck,
Dr . Stone , Dr . Kostick , and the rest of the geriatric health staff
who have made available to our senior citizens these unique and
vitally needed services .
PASSED by the Board of Supervisors on November 27, 1984
by unanimous vote of the Board members present .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of an order entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid .
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
27th day of November , 1984.
PHIL BATCHELOR , Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
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cc: Health Services Director By: �� Deputy Clerk
county Administrator
RESOLUTION NO. 84/688