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A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> approve a proclamation designating April as Public Health Month and authorize the Chair to <br /> sign. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> e. Proclamation Recognizing Orange County Kick Butts Day <br /> The Board considered approving a proclamation recognizing the day of April 2, 2008 as <br /> Orange County Kick Butts Day and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Rosemary Summers introduced Pam Diggs, Youth Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, <br /> who works with both school systems. <br /> Pam Diggs introduced some youth members of the TRU Clubs that were in attendance. <br /> She said that Kick Butts Day is April 2nd and allows students to raise the issue of not using <br /> tobacco. <br /> Commissioner Carey asked the members of the TRU Club to come up and let the <br /> County Commissioners shake their hands. <br /> Commissioner Nelson read the proclamation. <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 /> 8 <br />