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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No.VA <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 3 <br /> SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 22-29 AS ORANGE COUNTY <br /> PRE-SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION WEEK <br /> --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT: Cooperative Extension Service Public Hearing _yes x no <br /> ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): Proclamation INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Alice L. Pettitt, ext. 2054 <br /> -------------------------------------------------- <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br /> PURPOSE: To proclaim April 22-29 as Orange County Pre-School Immunization Week <br /> BACKGROUND: To ensure a good start for the future citizens of North Carolina, the General <br /> Assembly, and the Governor have made childhood immunizations a top priority. <br /> April 22-29 has been proclaimed National Pre-School Immunization Week. The Orange County <br /> Coalition for Immunization was organized by the Cooperative Extension Service in an effort to <br /> have groups and agencies work together to increase the immunization rate in Orange County. <br /> The Coalition requests that April 22-29 be proclaimed as Orange County Pre-School <br /> Immunization Week. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS: To proclaim the week of April 22-29 as Orange County Pre-School <br /> Immunization Week and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation on behalf of the Board. <br />