PRINTER'S NO. 3484
No. 481 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD,
BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY,
CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS,
FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG,
GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KELLER,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN,
McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER, MUNDY, PALLONE, PICKETT, PIPPY,
PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROBINSON, ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER, SCHULER,
SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STURLA, TANGRETTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WATSON, WOJNAROSKI, G. WRIGHT
AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 26, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 26, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 1 through 7, 2002, 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, Communities in 44 states celebrate "Public Health
11 Awareness Week"; and
12 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 1 through 7, 2002, as "Public Health Awareness Week" in
15 Pennsylvania.
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