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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 15, 2000 <br />Action Age ~a <br />Item No. ~~ <br />SUBJECT: Community Health Center Week Proclamation <br />DEPARTMENT: Clerk to the Baard of County PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Commissioners <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Proclamation INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Beverly Blythe, ext 2130 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-$181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of August 20-26, 2000, as Community Health Center Week <br />in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND; Many citizens of Orange County are underserved by the medical community <br />due to such factors as geography, financial and/or language barriers and an insufficient number <br />of healthcare providers willing to provide medical services without regard to ability to pay. <br />Community health centers, such as Piedmont Health Services, Inc. help fill this need for access <br />to quality medical care for underserved communities. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board proclaim the week of <br />August 20-26 as Community Health Center Week in Orange County. <br />