PRINTER'S NO. 996
No. 70 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, GEORGE, BUNT, MAITLAND, DONATUCCI, ORIE,
HESS, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, CAPPABIANCA, PIPPY, THOMAS,
FAIRCHILD, SANTONI, WILLIAMS, MUNDY, CORRIGAN, PETRONE, ROSS,
STABACK, FLICK, FLEAGLE, MELIO, SAYLOR, ZUG, GEIST, KIRKLAND,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, M. COHEN, PESCI, VANCE, L. I. COHEN,
LEDERER, HUTCHINSON, MYERS, JOSEPHS, LESCOVITZ, DRUCE,
CALTAGIRONE, TRAVAGLIO, GORDNER, READSHAW, MANN, ROHRER,
ARGALL, TRELLO, BARRAR, RAYMOND, TRUE, MANDERINO, SHANER,
MARSICO, WOJNAROSKI, SCHULER, DeLUCA, LAUGHLIN, GRUITZA,
HERSHEY, WALKO, GRUCELA, STURLA, DAILEY, BELFANTI, ROBERTS,
ADOLPH, CLARK, PISTELLA, ARMSTRONG, VAN HORNE, SURRA, BAKER,
SATHER, BENNINGHOFF, S. MILLER, TIGUE, HARHART, BROWNE,
MAJOR, CIVERA, CURRY, STEELMAN, McNAUGHTON, HORSEY,
E. Z. TAYLOR, SERAFINI, RAMOS, FORCIER, McCALL, YOUNGBLOOD,
SEYFERT, SCHRODER AND MAHER, MARCH 17, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 17, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 5 through 11, 1999, as "Public
2 Health Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Public Health Awareness Week is a community outreach
4 effort to deliver health promotion messages directly to the
5 community, ensuring that the general public and professionals
6 have an opportunity to participate in the program and improve
7 their understanding of an appreciation for the vital impact
8 public health has upon shaping a healthier future; and
9 WHEREAS, The audiences for Public Health Awareness Week
10 include the community, public health professionals, legislators,
11 community agencies, professional associations and the media; and
1 WHEREAS, Public health services benefit the entire population
2 of this Commonwealth and cross all ethnic, socioeconomic and
3 individual family and social strata of our communities; and
4 WHEREAS, Public knowledge and awareness of healthful
5 behaviors are cost-effective and contribute significantly to the
6 reduction of needless physical and emotional suffering; and
7 WHEREAS, An annual celebration of "Public Health Awareness
8 Week" in this Commonwealth will increase awareness and
9 understanding of the importance of a strong public health
10 policy; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
12 of April 5 through 11, 1999, as "Public Health Awareness Week"
13 in Pennsylvania.
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