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NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK
APRIL 4-10, 2022
WHEREAS, the week of April 4-10, 2022, is National Public Health Week, and the theme is
"Public Health is Where You Are"; and
WHEREAS, since 1938, the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment
(WCDPHE) has conducted population -based health promotion and prevention to make Weld
County a healthier place to live, work, play, and study; and
WHEREAS, public health professionals help over 328,000 residents of Weld County to prevent
and mitigate a range of health issues, including disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19
pandemic, measles, hepatitis -A, food -borne disease outbreaks, and a variety of chronic diseases;
and
WHEREAS, public health action, together with scientific and technological advances, has played
a major role in reducing and, in some cases, eliminating the spread of infectious disease, and in
establishing today's disease monitoring and response systems; and
WHEREAS, extensive community partnerships have helped to strengthen the public health
response in Weld County and continue to collectively address complex health issues such as heart
disease, cancer, and diabetes, which are still the leading causes of death and disability in
Colorado.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, by the Board of Weld County Commissioners that
April 4-10, 2022, be known as National Public Health Week. We call upon the citizens of Weld
County to observe this week by helping our families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and leaders
to better understand the value of public health and supporting great opportunities to adopt
preventive lifestyle habits in light of this year's theme, "Public Health is Where You Are."
ATTEST:
Weld County Clerk to the Board
2022-1010
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