Item B3BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 20, 2011 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: Mayor Heather Carruthers___
(Presentation of Awards)
Staff Contact Person/Phone # Carol Schreck___
292-3430
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
month of April
2011 as NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The focus of National Minority Health Month is to Bring It or Buy It: Make
Lunch Healthy, Green and Good! and to raise awareness about the importance of nutrition in achieving
optimum health and fitness for increased quality of life.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
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DISPOSITION:GENDA ITEM #
A
Revised 7/09
NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH
April 2011
WHEREAS,
National Minority Health Month was established to recognize the existence of
disparities in the health status among racial and ethnic populations and the need to eliminate these
disparities thereby resulting in improved health for all populations; and
WHEREAS,
despite great improvem
disparities remain widespread among members of racial and ethnic minorities, including a lack of access
to preventive health care and lack of health insurance; and
WHEREAS
, illness and chronic disease may be prevented and managed by maintaining a
healthy weight, eating healthy and nutritious meals, being knowledgeable of family history and getting
regular checkups and screenings; and
WHEREASBring It or Buy It: Make
, the focus of National Minority Health Month 2011 is
Lunch Healthy, Green and Good! In Schools, even Food Can Teach Us a Lesson
on Minority Health
and School Food; and
WHEREAS,
the link to adult conditions now seen in children such as diabetes, extreme weight
gain, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels are traced back to food consumption and lack of
physical activity; and
WHEREAS
, a great number of minority children participate in the school lunch program;
therefore, school food is a critical social determinant of the health of minority children.
WHEREAS,
school meals should be a great teachable moment that links good nutrition and
ability to perform well academically, a pathway to lifelong education on healthy eating and the
environmental impact of food choices.
WHEREAS,
Monroe County acknowledges that minority health is a priority for individuals,
families, communities, the state and the nation;
NOW, THEREFORE,I, ,
Heather Carruthers of Monroe County by virtue of the authority
vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County,do hereby proclaim April 2011 as
National Minority Health Month
In Monroe County, we encourage all citizens to raise their awareness about the importance of nutrition
in achieving optimum health and fitness for increased quality of life.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this 20 day of April 2011
_________________________________
Mayor