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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 20, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Health Center Week <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Commissioner Moses Carey <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation declaring August 18 through 24, 2002 as "Health <br /> Center Week" in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: 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 of which <br /> include geographical isolation, financial or language, and insufficient access to affordable health <br /> care. Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that operates six health <br /> centers and a birthing center in four counties including Orange, Alamance, Chatham and <br /> Caswell and provides comprehensive primary health care to medically under-served people. <br /> Community Health Centers like those operated by Piedmont Health Services promote 100% <br /> access and zero health disparities to help achieve primary health care for all people. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the proclamation. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board proclaim the week of <br /> August 18 through 24, 2002 as "Health Center Week" in Orange County and urge all citizens to <br /> recognize the important contributions of the health centers operated by Piedmont Health <br /> Services, Inc. to the improvement of the general quality of life of the residents and citizens of <br /> Orange County. <br />