Memorandum
Date: April 8, 2025
To: The Honorable E.J. Crandell, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Anthony Arton, Public Health Director
Subject: Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Week of April 7-13, 2025 as National Public Health Week in Lake County
Executive Summary:
WHEREAS, the week of April 7, 2025, is National Public Health Week, and the theme is "It Starts Here," highlighting the importance of making a difference in our home, community, and county; and
WHEREAS, racial and ethnic minority populations 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 a person's health status can differ drastically by ZIP code due to differences in the built environment, environmental quality, community context, access to healthy food, access to education and access to health care; and
WHEREAS, public health organizations use National Public Health Week to educate public policymakers and the public on issues that are important to improving the health of the people of the United States, and public health professionals help communities prevent, prepare for, withstand and recover from the impact of a full range of health threats, ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to natural disaster preparedness; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Health Services seeks to promote policies, systems, and services that promote optimal health and remove systemic barriers that result in health inequities, and strives to address the health disparities experienced by rural communities as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the Administration Division supports each Health Services Department program in its mission to promote and protect the well-being of local residents, and the Environmental Health Division enhances public health in Lake County through education, enforcing safety standards, and promoting compliance with environmental health laws, and the Public Health Division improv...
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