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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 03221994 - 94-191 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN THE MATTER OF: PROCLAIMING 17HE WEEK OF RESOLUTION NO. 94/191 APRIL 4-10, 1.994 AS "PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK" IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WHEREAS, the California State Department of Health Services has declared the week of April 4 through 10, 1994 as "Public Health Week" and is joining with county and city health departments, community-based organizations and primary care clinics in coordinating and promoting public health activities during the week; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the week is to provide public recognition and informational opportunities about accomplishments and successful preventive public health programs; and WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Health Services Department, working in partnership with community-based organizations, citizen' s advisory boards and local residents, is working to reduce the incidence of preventable, life-threatening disease through community outreach, education and prevention activities; and WHEREAS, the! Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board has advised the Board of Supervisors that the priority public health areas are chronic disease, AIDS, substance abuse, unintentional injury and violence, perinatal health and family and adolescent health issues; and WHEREAS, the residents of Contra Costa County represent increasingly diverse cultural and ethnic populations with a myriad of different. public health needs; and WHEREAS, Contra Costa County has taken a leadership role in pioneering :innovative, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary public health services and in focusing the attention of the community on public health issues; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RESOLVED THAT: The week of April 4-10, 1994 is PROCLAIMED "Public Health Week" throughout Contra Costa County. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on March 22, 1994 . Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this twenty-second day of March, 1994 . PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board - of Supervisors and County Administrator By Deputy Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 94/191