Memorandum
Date: April 2, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Anthony Arton, Director of Health Services
Leila Romero, Health Equity Program Coordinator
Subject: Presentation of Proclamation Designating the week of April 1-7, 2024, as Public Health Week in Lake County
Executive Summary:
WHEREAS, the theme for National Public Health Week in 2024 is “Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health”; and
WHEREAS, the goal of National Public Health Week in 2024 is to recognize the contributions of public health in-
(1) improving the health of the people of the United States; and
(2) achieving health equity; and
WHEREAS, County of Lake Health Services seeks to actively promote policies, systems, and services that enable good health and to remove obstacles and systemic and structural barriers, such as poverty, racism, gender discrimination, and other forms of oppression, that have resulted in health inequities; and
WHEREAS, County of Lake Health Services recognizes and seeks to address the health disparities experienced by rural communities as a whole, and especially highlights the following groups: Tribal populations, Latinx populations, populations living in poverty, aging populations, those who are geographically isolated, and those who are experiencing substance use or mental health issues; and
WHEREAS, the Administration Division is improving the health of Lake County by enabling each program under the Health Services Department to function in their purpose of promoting and protecting the well-being of local residents; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health Division is improving the health of the people of Lake County through education and encouraging compliance with public health laws and ensuring safety standards are met; and
WHEREAS, the Public Health Division is improving local health outcomes by providing information, resources, access, and services to Lake County community members; and
WHEREAS, Public Health Week also recognizes the partnership and service of local public and private agencies, foundations, community partners, academia, and health-related enterprises that are working in collaboration to promote healthy behaviors and bolster the Health Services Department’s efforts in improving the health outcomes of Lake County residents; and
WHEREAS, Through the lens of the Social Determinants of Health: Health Care Access and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Environment, Social and Community Context, Economic Stability, and Education Access and Quality, Public Health Week seeks to impress upon all that every Lake County community member contributes to the health of one another; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Lake County Board of Supervisors recognizes the week of April 1-7, 2024, as Public Health Week.
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