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O1F COMM COSTA COV"T
In the Watter of Pgsoh tion No. 96/247
rDeclaring Saturday,,lune 15, 1996
through Sunday,,dune 23, 1996
"Breast CancerA.wareness Week"
in Contra Costa County
U&IAWAS, the Meafth Services Department of Contra Costa County along with dozens
of other community-based organizations, health care providers, and consumers have formed a
partnership aimedat reducing 6reast cancer mortality,and
` VJ&P%;EAS, this partnership is known as the "Contra Costa Breast Cancer(Partnership"
including over 250 members who are health care providers, advocates and community organizations as
welZ'as cancersurvivors;and
%&rE4MAS, the mission of the partnership is to form a coalition of diverse mem6ers who
are working to decrease breast cancer mortality rates in Contra Costa County as well"as improving
health care access for add women in the County,and
%&PuEAS, the partnership intends to achieve these goals 6y making the early detection
and treatment of 6reast cancer a community priority, 6y assisting the Contra Costa community in the
development of a fuffspectrum of coordinated, responsive, culturaffy sensitive 6reast cancer services
(including education, early detection, treatment and support, and by mo6idizing communities to
advocate for research into primary prevention;and
June 15, 1996 signs the first release of the offwiaf "Breast Cancer
Awareness"stamp 6y the VnitedStates BostadService;and
WJMMAS, a "Su Safud" East County xeafth Fair will'6e held on ,dune 23, 1996,
providing educational materials and information about free breast cancer screenings to the uninsured
and underinsured of East Contra Costa,and
NOW, 2`J` CETOU, BE IT WOLI&D, that the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County does hereby procfaim Saturday,,dune 15, 1996 through Sunday,,lune 23, 1996 as
"Breast Cancer,4wareness Week"in Contra Costa County.
(MSEtD 6y unanimous vote of the Board 9d em6ers present on this 11 th Day of June,
1996.
1 here6y cert that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on the
minutes ofsaid Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
14 itness myWandandSeadof the
Board of Supervisors affired on
this 11th Day of june, 1996.
TVL BATCHEL0c, Cferkof
th.-mnnrdandrounty Administrator
Introduced 6y:
Supervisor Tom 7odakson, District V DEPUTY LE