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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 18, 2008 <br />Action Agen J~da <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Public Health Month <br />DEPARTMENT: Health <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />List of Activities <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rosemary Summers, 245-2411 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation designating April as Public Health Month. <br />BACKGROUND: April is traditionally recognized as Public Health Month in North Carolina. <br />National organizations such as the National Association of City and County Health Officials <br />(NACCHO) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) recognize a week in April as <br />public health week. This provides the Health Department with an opportunity to recognize the <br />excellent work of not only the Health Department staff, but also the community wide partners <br />engaged in important public health work. <br />The Orange County Health Department is planning a variety of activities in Orange County as <br />found on the attached "Public Health Month Activities in Orange County". This provides the <br />Health Department with an opportunity to emphasize important healthy lifestyle and preventive <br />services available to all residents in Orange County communities. <br />The Board of Health approved this proclamation at its February 28, 2008 meeting and asks the <br />Board of Commissioners to join them in recognizing the work of public health. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Activities are planned as part of the normal budget process and incur no <br />additional funds outside of the approved budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation <br />and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />