PRINTER'S NO. 655
No. 65 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, APRIL 4, 2005
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 4, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of April 4 through 10, 2005, as "National
2 Public Health Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, "National Public Health Week" is a community
4 outreach effort to deliver health promotion messages directly to
5 the community, ensuring that the general public and health
6 professionals have an opportunity to gain an appreciation for
7 the vital impact of public health on shaping a healthier future;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, The theme for "National Public Health Week" is
10 "Empowering Americans to Live Stronger, Longer!"; and
11 WHEREAS, Public health services benefit the entire population
12 of this Commonwealth and cross all ethnic, socioeconomic and
13 individual family and social strata of our communities; and
14 WHEREAS, Public knowledge and awareness of healthy behaviors
15 are cost effective and contribute significantly to the reduction
16 of needless physical and emotional suffering; and
17 WHEREAS, Annual observance of "National Public Health Week"
1 in this Commonwealth increases awareness and understanding of
2 the importance of a strong public health policy that assists
3 prevention, protection and planning; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of April 4
5 through 10, 2005, as "National Public Health Week" in
6 Pennsylvania with the wish that all Pennsylvanians enjoy the
7 benefits of healthy living and access to public health services.
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