HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07131993 - 1.38 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ( , 3?'
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF PROMOTING RESOLUTION NO. 9314 0 9
The Month of July as:
"Tuberculosis Awareness Month"
WHEREAS 5,273 cases of active tuberculosis disease were reported in California in 1991
representing a 51% increase since 1985, and 117 cases were reported in Contra Costa County,
representing an increase of 95% since 1985.
WHEREAS the purpose of the program is to reduce the incidence of and to control TB by
educating the public regarding TB, motivating individuals to respond actively to advise on
understanding the features of the disease, and creating an environment in which individuals who
suspect they have the disease will readily come forth and seek treatment; and
WHEREAS Tuberculosis in California is being fueled by the HIV/AIDS epidemic,
immigration, and such poverty-associated factors as crowded living situation, homelessness,
incarceration, malnutrition, and use of drugs; and
WHEREAS household members (including children) and other close contacts including
employees of health care, correctional, and other institutions who share air with infectious
tuberculosis patients, are at risk of becoming infected with the tuberculosis bacterium and
progressing to active disease; and
WHEREAS potentially lethal strains of tuberculosis bacterium that are resistant to treatment
with many currently available tuberculosis drugs have been identified in California; and
WHEREAS The Department of Health Services Tuberculosis Control Unit, California
Tuberculosis Controllers Association, and the American Lung Association of California in
cooperation with various federal, local and private agencies, have developed an
education/awareness program to promote tuberculosis prevention measures; and
WHEREAS during the month of July, individual citizens, government agencies and private
entities are joining to encourage the widespread implementation of proven tuberculosis control
measures targeted toward those persons at highest risk.
NOW, THEREFORE,LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNL4, PROCLAIMS JULY 1993 AS
'TB Awareness Month°
Passed by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 13th day of July 1993.
I hereby certify that this 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 the Seal of the Board
of Supervisors affixed on this 13th day of
July 1993.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supe Co Administrator
By. I v
Deputy