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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Mark Fi nucane, Health Services Di rector Contra
Costa
DATE*. June 2 2 , 1988 County
SUBJECT: Public Health Nursing Recognition Month
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Proclaim July Contra Costa Public Health Nursing
Section Recognition Month and commend Public Health
Nurses and staff for their. dedicated, professional
service promoting the health of the community, pre-
venting disease, and caring for the ill in their
homes .
II . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND :
In the past year the staff of the Public Health ..
Nursing Section provided over 100, 000 services in
the home , the clinic , and the community to residents
of Contra Costa County. Public Health Nurses , other
registered nurses , social workers , therapists , aides ,
and clerks he families and individuals cope with
their health needs and teach individuals and the com-
munity ways to obtain optimum health and well being .
Citizens in all communities and from all walks of life
are served by Public Health Nursing . Nursing staff
assist residents of this county from before birth to
death , dealing with the myriads of health concerns ,
such as healthy babies , healthy mothers , adolescents ,
chronic disease, communicable disease, aging, handi -
capped children , child and adult abuse, and fol lowup
of acutely ill patients recently discharged from the
hospital . This dedicated and professional staff of
the Health . Services Department provides community
prevention , health education , and skilled nursing
and professional services in the community and
the home .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF-COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BCAFID COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON u J APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY- THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services Director ATTESTED __ July 12, 1988
County AdlrilrilS tr8 tOT; PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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