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PUBLIC HEALTHMONTH PROCLAMATION <br />APRIL 7, 1998 <br />WHEREAS, Governor Hunt has proclaimed April as Public Health Month in North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, Promoting the health and well-being of all residents of Orange County is paramount, and <br />WHEREAS, Controlling and eliminating communicable diseases are necessary to ensure that our <br />communities are healthy places in which to live, and <br />WHEREAS, Protecting residents by safeguarding water and food supplies and monitoring waste <br />discharge systems is critical for environmental and personal health; and <br />WHEREAS, Encouraging healthy lifestyle behaviors assures optimal quality of life and improved health <br />status; and <br />WHEREAS, Ensuring the optimal growth and development for all Orange County children is vital for <br />the future of our communities; and <br />WHEREAS, Public Health contributes to the prosperity of Orange County residents by promoting <br />health, preventing disease, and protecting the environment, everyday, every where, And for everybody <br />regardless of religious, ethnic or socioeconomic background; <br />We hereby proclaim April, 1998 as PUBLICHEALTHMONTH in Orange County. <br />M aret W. Brown, Chair . <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />