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~/b"~-~ <br />~I~~UZ <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PROCLAMATION <br />"HEALTH CENTER WEEK" IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />August 18 - 24, 2002 <br />WHEREAS, There are a significant number of residents and citizens in Orange County <br />who are currently medically under-served for a number of reasons, the most prominent <br />of which include geographical isolation, financial or language, and insufficient access to <br />affordable health care; and <br />WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that <br />operates six health centers and a birthing center in four counties including Orange, <br />Alamance, Chatham and Caswell and provide high quality comprehensive primary <br />health care to medically under-served people; and <br />WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services has made great strides in this multi-county <br />region by maintaining a high standard of accountability, demonstrating cost <br />effectiveness, empowering the community to develop programs to meet its specific <br />needs, and providing health care services in accessible low-cost enviro~ments; and <br />WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services has also made a significant difference in the <br />county health care system by improving access to quality health care provided by <br />trained professionals in areas that had been under-served, promoting individual <br />responsibility and health awareness in the community, and offering primary preventive <br />health care of the highest quality to reduce preventable deaths, costly disabilities, and <br />communicable diseases; and <br />WHEREAS, Community Health Centers like those operated by Piedmont Health <br />Services promote 100% access and zero health disparities to help achieve primary <br />health care for all people; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners do hereby proclaim the week of August 18 through 24, 2002 as "Health <br />Center Week" in Orange County and urge all citizens to recognize the important <br />contributions of the health centers operated by Piedmont Health Services, Inc. to the <br />improvement of the general quality of life of the residents and citizens of Orange <br />County. <br />Adopted this the 20th day of August, 2002. <br />Barry Jacobs, C ir <br />Orange County ar om 'ssioners <br />