PRINTER'S NO. 1442
No. 102 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, HERMAN, FICHTER, LESCOVITZ, CORRIGAN,
MILLER, CAPPABIANCA, BUNT, TIGUE, PESCI, MUNDY, STURLA,
BROWN, BAKER, SATHER, BEBKO-JONES, JOSEPHS, FAIRCHILD,
L. I. COHEN, HERSHEY, ROBERTS, EGOLF, MELIO, DENT, READSHAW,
DEMPSEY, ZUG, BELARDI, BARD, SAYLOR, BATTISTO, LAUGHLIN,
KING, PISTELLA, FARGO, TRELLO, RAYMOND, STABACK, FLICK,
B. SMITH, WALKO, HENNESSEY, SERAFINI, PETTIT, SANTONI,
ROHRER, HESS, BOSCOLA, ITKIN, JAROLIN, NYCE, MARSICO AND
MANDERINO, MARCH 21, 1995
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 21, 1995
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 2 through 8, 1995, as "Public Health
2 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Public Health Awareness Week is a community outreach
4 effort to deliver health promotion messages directly to the
5 community, ensuring that the general public and professionals
6 have an opportunity to participate in the program and improve
7 their understanding of an appreciation for the vital impact
8 public health has upon shaping a healthier future; and
9 WHEREAS, The audiences for Public Health Awareness Week
10 include the community, public health professionals, legislators,
11 community agencies, professional associations and the media; and
12 WHEREAS, Public health services benefit the entire population
13 of this Commonwealth and cross all ethnic, socioeconomic and
14 individual family and social strata of our communities; and
1 WHEREAS, Public knowledge and awareness of healthful
2 behaviors are cost-effective and contribute significantly to the
3 reduction of needless physical and emotional suffering; and
4 WHEREAS, An annual celebration of "Public Health Awareness
5 Week" in this Commonwealth will increase awareness and
6 understanding of the importance of a strong public health
7 policy; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
9 of April 2 through 8, 1995, as "Public Health Awareness Week" in
10 Pennsylvania.
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