PRINTER'S NO. 1261
No. 113 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD,
BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CLYMER,
L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY,
DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD,
FEESE, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, LAUGHLIN,
LESCOVITZ, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL,
McGILL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, O'BRIEN,
ORIE, PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SHANER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATERS, WATSON, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG, C. WILLIAMS AND ADOLPH,
MARCH 21, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 21, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 2 through 8, 2001, as "Public Health
2 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, "Public Health Awareness Week" is a community
4 outreach effort to deliver health promotion messages directly to
5 the community, ensuring that the general public and
6 professionals have an opportunity to participate in the program
7 and improve their understanding of and appreciation for the
8 vital impact public health has upon shaping a healthier future;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, The audiences for "Public Health Awareness Week"
1 include the community, public health professionals, legislators,
2 community agencies, professional associations and the media; and
3 WHEREAS, Public health services benefit the entire population
4 of this Commonwealth and cross all ethnic, socioeconomic and
5 individual family and social strata of our communities; and
6 WHEREAS, Public knowledge and awareness of healthful
7 behaviors are cost effective and contribute significantly to the
8 reduction of needless physical and emotional suffering; and
9 WHEREAS, An annual celebration of "Public Health Awareness
10 Week" in this Commonwealth will increase awareness and
11 understanding of the importance of a strong public health
12 policy; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
14 of April 2 through 8, 2001, as "Public Health Awareness Week" in
15 Pennsylvania.
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