HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012000 - 2000-228 Board of Supervisors
of
Contra Costa County,State of California
IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING ) RESOLUTION NO.2000/228
MAY,2000 AS "DROWNING PREVENTION )
MONTH" )
WHEREAS,in California, drowning is the leading cause of injury related deaths among
children under the age of five; and
WHEREAS,the majority of child drownings occur in residential swimming pools; and
WHEREAS, children who survive drowning accidents often suffer permanent brain
damage; and
WHEREAS,the Contra Costa Health Services Department and the Drowning Prevention
Foundation, in cooperation with the Department of Developmental Services, has
developed a public education awareness program to promote drowning prevention; and
WHEREAS, drowning accidents tend to occur during the warm weather months of April
through October;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors do hereby proclaim May, 2000 as"Drowning Prevention Month".
Introduced by:
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of an order
j entered on the Minutes of the Board
b of Supervisors.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Donna Gerber Board of Supervisors affixed this
Supervisor, District In 16t' day of May, 2000.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator.
By
Deputy Clerk
Resolution No. 2000/228