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Proclamation to Recognize April 2, 2009 as Orange County Kick Butts Day
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3/18/2008
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 2, 2008 AS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY KICK BUTTS DAY <br /> WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina will proclaim April 2, 2008 as Kick Butts Day to <br /> recognize five years of public health education to youth of Orange County; and <br /> .WHEREAS, since 1995, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has recognized a day in April <br /> or March as Kick Butts Day; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Tobacco Reality Unfiltered Program of Orange County has been working <br /> with youth since 2003 to prevent tobacco use and develop positive decision- <br /> making skills among middle school and high school students in Orange County; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County Partnership's 2007 Community Health <br /> Assessment revealed lower percentages of smoking among Orange County <br /> youth since 2003 indicating positive contributions from the Orange County <br /> Tobacco Reality Unfiltered program; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Schools Communities that Care Survey revealed that 13.8% <br /> of students in grades 6th, 8th, and 10th smoked in the past 30 days and the <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed that <br /> 5.7% of middle school students and 12.2% of high school students smoked in <br /> the past 30 days, showing that the need remains to educate students about <br /> being tobacco-free; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners is dedicated to its role of <br /> developing and enacting policy to address the needs of the residents and <br /> employees of Orange County as evidenced by their vote to prohibit smoking in <br /> all government buildings and vehicles effective April 1; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Health Department proposes that proclaiming April 2 as Kick <br /> Butts Day will increase community awareness of the need for preventing tobacco <br /> use and for continuing public health education programs for youth; and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, be it recognized that the Orange County Board of Commissioners do <br /> hereby proclaim April 2, 2008 as Orange County Kick Butts Day. <br /> This is the 18th day of March 2008. <br /> 5L,0.-- <br /> Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />
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