HomeMy WebLinkAboutNational Public Health Week Proclamation 2022 National Public Health Week Proclamation
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 1995,the American Public Health Association,through its sponsorship of National
Public Health Week, has educated the public, policymakers, and Public Health professionals about issues
important to improving the public's heath;and
WHEREAS,U.S.life expectancy dropped from 2014 to 2017 in the longest sustained decline since the
Great Recession and only in 2018 began to increase again; U.S. life expectancy then dropped again in 2020 by
a full year,which is the largest drop in life expectancy since 1943;and
WHEREAS,there is a significant difference in health status such as obesity, poor mental health, and
drug use among people living in rural areas compared with people living in urban areas and this variance
increases because rural residents are often more likely to face social determinants that negatively impact health
such as poverty,transportation barriers,and lack of economic opportunity;and
WHEREAS, a person's health status can differ drastically by zip code due to differences in the built
environment,environmental quality,community context,access to healthy food,access to education,and access
to health care;and
WHEREAS, Public Health professionals help communities prevent, prepare for, and withstand and
recover from the impact of a full range of health threats, including disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19
pandemic,measles,natural disasters,and disasters caused by human activity;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 surveillance and control systems;and
WHEREAS, preventable risk factors such as physical inactivity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and
excessive alcohol use are leading causes of chronic disease; and 6 in 10 U.S. adults have a chronic disease and
4 in 10 have two or more;and chronic diseases cause 7 of every 10 deaths annually in the United States;and
WHEREAS,the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated and exacerbated racial inequities and a growing
number of local governments, State governments, and Public Health leaders have declared racism a Public
Health crisis;and
NOW THEREFORE, the Mason County Board of Health and Mason County Board of County
Commissioners do hereby proclaim the week of April 4-10, 2022 as National Public Health Week in Mason
County and call upon the people of Mason County to observe this week by helping our families, friends,
neighbors, coworkers, and leaders to better understand the value of public health and supporting great
opportunities to adopt preventative lifestyle habits in light of this year's theme, "Public Health is Where You
Are".
Dated this 29d'day of March,2022
MASON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Kevin Shutt:,M on County Commissioner
S aron Trask, ason County Commissioner
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