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Special Recognition proclaiming April 1 through April 7, 2024, as National Public Health Week.
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
WHEREAS, public health is essential to every part of life; and
WHEREAS, National Public Health Week is a time to recognize the contributions of public health to everyone across the United States; and
WHEREAS, this year’s National Public Health Week theme, “Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health,” focuses on the way we all come together to support public health; and-
WHEREAS, public health professionals collaborate with partners outside of the health sector, including city planners, transportation officials, education officials, and private sector businesses, recognizing that other sectors can come together to influence health outcomes; and
WHEREAS, communities marginalized due to their race, income, sexual orientation, and gender identity in the United States continue to experience disparities in the burden of illness and death, as compared with the entire population of the United States; and
WHEREAS, public health isn’t determined solely from bodily illnesses, but is also impacted by the safety of neighborhoods, the quality of schools, food insecurity or scarcity of nutritious foods, and limited access to care, medication, or postponing care; and
WHEREAS, we celebrate the work done by public health professionals in the healthcare field to not only support and improve the health of individuals through medical, dental, and behavioral health care, but also their advocacy for the overall improvement of the health of our communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOGNIZED, that this County Board of Lake County, Illinois recognizes April 1 through April 7, 2024 as National Public Health Week in Lake County, in honor of the public health workers whose courage and dedication keep our communities and residents safe.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 9, 2024.