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Mark Finucane, Health Services Director C )sta
DATE: Jim 101'dlie, Chair Alcoholism Advisory Board Co „,,,4,
SUBJECT: April 1.8, 1990 .,11 ���/
April -• Alcohol Awareness Month
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Proclaim Apl7il Alcohol Awareness month.
Suggest April 5th to 7th as an Alcohol Free Weekend For Adults.
BACKGROUND
The alcohol industry spends millions of dollars annually promoting
and informing the public of the benefits of alcohol. In comparison
minimal funds are spent informing the public of its dangers.
Alcohol_ is the leading cause of death among our youth.
An average of 300 people die each day from alcohol related
causes.
An alcohol related family problem strikes one in every four
american homes.
Alcohol_ is a contributing factor in many other societal
problevis such as child abuse and homicide and cost society
85.8 billion dollars in 1988.
The Alcohol Advisory Board and the Health Services Department
recommends that the Board of Supervisors join the National Council
of Alcohol and Drug Dependency and hundreds of its affiliate groups
in proclaiming April Alcohol Awareness month to call attention to
the above dangers arising from the abuse of alcohol, and also
requests than the Board urge the adults of this County to consider
spending the weekend of April 5th - 7th alcohol free in order to
ponder the above and to reflect on the role that alcohol has in
their lives.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAR COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 26 , 1991 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: County Administrator ATTESTED _March 26 , 1991 _
Health. Services Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPEIWISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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