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In the Matter of Resolution No. 20031461
RECOGNMING AUGUST 10-169 2003
AS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER'WEEK IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, there is a significant number of residents of the County of Contra Costa who are currently
medically undeserved for a number of reasons, the most prominent of which include financial and cultural
barriers, and an insufficient number of health care providers;and
WHEREAS, the Community Health Centers which comprise the Community Clinic Consortium of
Contra Costa(Brookside Community Health Center, La Clinica de La Raza, and Planned Parenthood: Shasta
Diablo) are private, non prdfit corporations governed by volunteer boards comprised of community members; and
WHEREAS, the Community Health Centers serve 37,000patients in the County of Contra Costa, 75%of
whom are uninsured; and
WHEREAS, the committed and hardworking staff of the Community Health Centers provide high quality
primary health care to medically underserved people in the County of Contra Costa;and
WHEREAS, it is critical that Community Health Centers remain viable providers ofprimary health care
throughout Contra Costa County by providing a host of services, including general medical care, dental care,
women's health care, immunizations, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, health education
and illness prevention, counseling,family planning, and enrollment in public health programs; and
WHEREAS, Community Health Centers in Contra Costa have made great strides in empowering
communities to develop programs to meet their speck needs, strengthening communities to enhance opportunities
for children and families, and providing health care services in accessible low-cost environments; and
WHEREAS, Community Health Centers have also made a significant difference in the Contra Costa
health care system by improving access to quality health care provided by trained professionals in areas that had
previously been unserved or underserved,promoting individual responsibility and health awareness in the
communities, and offering primary preventive health care of the highest quality to reduce preventable deaths,
costly disabilities, and communicable diseases;and
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, hereby
proclaims the week of August 10-16, 2003 as "Community Health Center Week" in Contra Costa County, and
urges our citizens to recognize the important contributions of Contra Costa's Community Health Centers to the
improvement of the general quality of life of the citizens of Contra Costa County. We also recognize the important
contribution of Community Health Centers to the improvement of the general quality of life of residents of Contra
Costa County.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this Sm day of August, 2003,
MARK DeSAU'LNIER
Chair
District IV Superviso
JOHN GIOIA GAYLE . A
District I Supervisor istrict III Sup is
MILLIE GREENBERG FEEIERAL D. GLOVER
District III Supervisor District V Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors
47xed on this S"`day ofAugust 2003.
JOHN SWMT FN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
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Deputy
Introduced by.Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V