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IN TIME BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming
April 21-28, 1997 as TV Turn-Off Week
In Contra Costa County
Resolution No.97/ 132
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WHEREAS,children spend an average of 28 hours per week watching television,which
is more time than learning in school or engaging with parents; and
WHEREAS, over 2,000 studies conclude that there is a cause-and-effect link between
television viewing and disrespectful behavior, aggression,poor school concentration,
childhood obesity, sleep disturbances; and
WHEREAS,while children are immersed in passive television viewing, they are missing
out on the challenging questions within live interactions which stimulate problem-solving
capabilities and creativity; and
WHEREAS,due to limited vocabulary and simple sentence structure of television,
young children are in danger of not developing sufficient brain plasticity and flexibility
during pre-school years; and
WHEREAS,our youth receive 45,000 images of sex from TV during their formative
years, creating pressure for early sexual experimentation; and
WHEREAS,Americann television is the most violent in the world,with 70%of the
violence being shown with no negative consequences; and
WHEREAS,the American Medical Association (AMA)has declared violence in the
media to be a public health hazard; and
WHEREAS,a one-week break from television allows us [1] to look with fresh eyes on
the role that television has assumed in our lives, and [2] to reinstitute activities and
interests forgotten about when we have easy access to the remote control;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors proclaims the
week of April 21-28, 1997 be declared County-Wide TV Turn-Off Week and encourages
all who reside in this County to participate.
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Introduced by:
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DONNA G ER
Supervisor,Vistrict III
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 aforesaid date.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator.
By 6!. W, 1�n�_
Deputy Clerk