HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 99-201 Board of Supervisors 1
Of
Contra Costa County, State of California
IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION 99/201
PUBLIC JEALTH NURSING
FOR DEDICA11ON TO THE PROVISIONS
OF HEALTH SERVICES AND THE PROMOTION
OF HEALTH IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, 1999 marks the 106*anniversary of Public Health Nursing in the United States;
and,
971E.Rb`,t%Public Health Nurses are willing to go wherever services are needed in the
community;and
WREREAS,Public Health Nurses address many health needs,from health promotion, disease
prevention, and communicable disease control, to providing services to pregnant women,young
children, and people and families at-risk;and,
WHEREAS,Public Health Nurses serve as the front line representatives in the community of the
Health Care System in Contra Costa,and
WHEREAS,since 1921 Public Health Nurses in California have been recognised for their
unique education and expertise in providing services to communities statewide by being granted
the Public Health Nursing Certificate from the State of California;and
WHEREAS,Public Health Nurses have adapted service provision to meet the changing health
needs of the people of this community,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra County does
honor and recognize
PUBLIC HEALTHNURSES IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AND DECLARE,May 4, 1999 as Public Health Nurses'Day in Contra Costa County for giving
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106 years of outstanding and dedicated services to the people of Contra Costa County.
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Passed by vote of the Board members present on the 4'* day of May 1999
I hereby certify that the forgoing 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 Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed on This 4"day of May 1999
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board and County Administrator
Deputy
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