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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 20, 2002
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Health Center Week
DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proclamation Commissioner Moses Carey
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation declaring August 18 through 24, 2002 as "Health
Center Week" in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: There are a significant number of residents and citizens in Orange County
who are currently medically under-served for a number of reasons, the most prominent of which
include geographical isolation, financial or language, and insufficient access to affordable health
care. Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that operates six health
centers and a birthing center in four counties including Orange, Alamance, Chatham and
Caswell and provides comprehensive primary health care to medically under-served people.
Community Health Centers like those operated by Piedmont Health Services promote 100%
access and zero health disparities to help achieve primary health care for all people.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the proclamation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board proclaim the week of
August 18 through 24, 2002 as "Health Center Week" in Orange County and urge all citizens to
recognize the important contributions of the health centers operated by Piedmont Health
Services, Inc. to the improvement of the general quality of life of the residents and citizens of
Orange County.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
"HEALTH CENTER WEEK" IN ORANGE COUNTY
August 18 - 24, 2002
WHEREAS, There.are a significant number of residents and citizens in Orange County
who are currently medically under-served for a number of reasons, the most prominent
of which include geographical isolation, financial or language, and insufficient access to
affordable health care;.and
WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is a.private, non-profit corporation that
operates six health centers and a birthing center in four counties including Orange,
Alamance, Chatham and Caswell and provide high quality comprehensive primary
health care to medically under-served people; and
WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services has made great strides in this multi-county
region by maintaining a high standard of accountability, demonstrating cost
effectiveness, empowering the community to develop programs to meet its specific
needs, and providing health care services in accessible low-cost environments; and
WHEREAS, Piedmont Health Services has also made a significant difference in the
county health care system by improving access to quality health care provided by
trained professionals in areas that had been under-served, promoting individual
responsibility and health awareness in the community, and offering primary preventive
health care of the highest quality to reduce preventable deaths, costly disabilities, and
communicable diseases; and
WHEREAS, Community Health Centers like those operated by Piedmont Health
Services promote 100% access and zero health disparities to help achieve primary
health care for all people;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners do hereby proclaim the week of August 18 through 24, 2002 as "Health
Center Week" in Orange County and urge all citizens to recognize the important
contributions of the health centers operated by Piedmont Health Services, Inc. to the
improvement of the general quality of life of the residents and citizens of Orange
County.
Adopted this the 20'' day of August, 2002.
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners