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RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE RESOLUTION NO. 20OV462
ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA PUBLIC HEALTH
COALITION FOR DEVELOPING A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INITIATIVE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a prominent and under-reported public health concern, estimated to occur in
one-third of heterosexual and same-sex intimate relationships and crossing all economic, educational, ethnic,
age and racial lines; and
WHEREAS, victims of domestic abuse include nearly four million women every 3 ear, an estimated 240,000 of
whom are pregnant, an unknown number of males and millions of children who witness and/or are subjected to
the abuse; and
WHEREAS, the Boards of Supervisors of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties recognize the public health
threat posed by domestic violence and have taken steps to reduce its prevalence by upporting programs to
identify and help domestic violence victims; and
WHEREAS, victims of domestic violence may find it easier to come forward to s ek assistance from a trusted
caregiver in the health care:setting; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda-Contra Costa public health coalition —comprised of the Alameda-Contra Costa
Medical Association; the East Bay Section of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California and the
Public Health Departments of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties—has developed a domestic violence
initiative providing physicians, hospitals and the Public Health.Departments in the E.ast Bay with tools for
screening and referring victims of domestic violence to support services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Al meda County and Contra
Costa County commend and applaud the Alameda-Contra Costa Public Health Coa ition—comprised of the
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association, the Hospital Council of Northern Cali ornia and the Public Health
Departments of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for developing a domestic vio ence initiative that will
provide the medical community with tools to identify and help victims of domestic violence.
PASSED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF S 1PERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY THIS 2ND DAY OF I CTOBE , 01.
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JOHN GIOIA DONN G RBER
0 District I Supervisor DistricQ11_1>ipervisor
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MARK DESAULNIER 4 FEDE L D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V SL pervisor
AYLE B. UIL MA, Chair
District II Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order
entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
John Sweeten,County Administrator and Clerk of a Board of
SupervisorF.
By ! '
Deputy(f le' k