PRINTER'S NO. 3327
No. 405 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, SCHULER, GEORGE, FLEAGLE, THOMAS, CORRIGAN, ROSS, FAIRCHILD, DENT, ARMSTRONG, McGILL, PIPPY, PLATTS, READSHAW, ITKIN, DEMPSEY, GIGLIOTTI, HALUSKA, BARD, COY, OLASZ, JAROLIN, PESCI, BAKER, WAUGH, LAUGHLIN, ZUG, SHANER, LESCOVITZ, TRAVAGLIO, WOJNAROSKI, BATTISTO, TRELLO, BELFANTI, GORDNER, MANDERINO, SAYLOR, McNAUGHTON, COLAFELLA, SANTONI, McCALL, B. SMITH, LEDERER, GEIST, MILLER, MELIO, HERMAN, MUNDY, TIGUE, WALKO, ARGALL, MARSICO, MAJOR, ROONEY, BROWNE, FLICK, JOSEPHS, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, HUTCHINSON, CURRY, M. COHEN, DONATUCCI, SCHRODER, SERAFINI, ORIE, SEYFERT, MAHER, STABACK, ROBERTS, BELARDI, C. WILLIAMS, JAMES, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, HASAY, RAMOS, DeLUCA, TRUE, YOUNGBLOOD, BEBKO-JONES, HERSHEY, DiGIROLAMO, PISTELLA, STEELMAN, SEMMEL, HARHAI, L. I. COHEN AND BOSCOLA, MARCH 31, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 31, 1998
A RESOLUTION 1 Declaring the week of April 6 through 10, 1998, as "Public 2 Health 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
1 WHEREAS, Public health services benefit the entire population 2 of this Commonwealth and cross all ethnic, socioeconomic and 3 individual family and social strata of our communities; and 4 WHEREAS, Public knowledge and awareness of healthful 5 behaviors are cost-effective and contribute significantly to the 6 reduction of needless physical and emotional suffering; and 7 WHEREAS, An annual celebration of "Public Health Awareness 8 Week" in this Commonwealth will increase awareness and 9 understanding of the importance of a strong public health 10 policy; therefore be it 11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week 12 of April 6 through 10, 1998, as "Public Health Awareness Week" 13 in Pennsylvania. C2L82JS/19980H0405R3327 - 2 -