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RESOLUTION NO. 07-113
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 2, 2007,
THROUGH APRIL 8, 2007, AS uPUBLIC HEALTH WEEK"
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Protecting the health of our community requires a public
health workforce that is well prepared to respond to a wide range
of public health threats.
2. Key elements of public health preparedness include
regularly-exercised plans, timely access to information, clear
knowledge of individual and agency roles and responsibilities,
reliable communications systems, and connectivity between and among
responding agencies.
3. A large scale natural or human-made disaster can occur at
any time in your neighborhood, in or near your child's school, at
your place of employment or as you travel for work or pleasure.
4. Some of these emergencies may force you and members of
your family to make quick decisions in order to access important
basic necessities like food, water,
shelter and access to
communication.
5. One of the many lessons learned from the past hurricane
seasons and from other large catastrophic events is that their
consequences will take a major toll on basic governmental services
and that it may take hours or perhaps days for outside relief to
arrive.
6. The St. Lucie County Health Department realizes that it
is very important that the citizens of St. Lucie County TAKE THE
FIRST STEP!
Preparedness is paramount; and urges the citizens of
St. Lucie County to TAKE the necessary steps to prepare themselves
and their homes for emergencies and large scale disasters.
7. The St. Lucie County Health Department knows the urgency
and the need to be prepared for public health emergencies - after
having passed Project Public Health Ready (PHHR) litmus test.
8. The National Association of County and City Health
Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) recognized St. Lucie County as one of eleven sites
nationally in the United States as being "Public Health Ready".
9. Having fulfilled the accomplishment of being chosen
"Public Health Ready", the St. Lucie County Health Department takes
great pride and certainty as public health professionals, in being
equipped and armed for future challenges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim April 2, 2007, through
April 8, 2007, as "PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK" in St. Lucie County,
Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to TAKE
THE FIRST STEP!
Preparedness is paramount - TAKE the necessary
steps to prepare yourselves and your homes for emergencies and
large scale disasters.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this yd day of April, 2007.
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