Memorandum
Date: April 4, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Leila Romero, Health Programs Coordinator-Health Equity
Subject: Adopt Proclamation Designating the Week of April 3-9, 2023 as National Public Health Week
Executive Summary:
The County of Lake, Public Health Services Division is requesting Board approval to designate the week of April 3-9, 2023 as National Public Health Week.
During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW) as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation's health. For over 25 years, APHA has served as the organizer of NPHW. Every year, the Association develops a national campaign to educate the public, policymakers and practitioners about issues related to each year's theme.
This year's theme is "Centering and Celebrating Cultures in Health; Our cultures have always shaped our health. We learn from the communities we're born in and that we build together. For this NPHW, we look to community leaders as our health leaders. We celebrate the unique and joyful ways different cultures focus on health. And we look to how we can learn from each other, with humility and openness."
Lake County Health Services would like to take this opportunity to highlight the ways each division promotes the health of community members, as well as the collaborations that allow them to do so. The National Public Health Week proclamation will also emphasize the importance of health equity and striving to reduce health disparities in marginalized populations.
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