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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, we hereby recognize and acknowledge 130 years of public health .service to the
residents of North Carolina, and the immeasurable contribution of these services to the quality of life in
our State; and
WHEREAS, public health measures to control and eliminate infectious diseases, improve
environmental sanitation, and promote healthy lifestyle practices have been the greatest cause of
improved health status and increased life expectancy for North Carolina' s residents, such that North
Carolinians now have an average life expectancy at birth of more than 77 years; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina' s public health system plays an essential role in controlling the
spread of communicable diseases, including the novel HlNl Influenza; and
WHEREAS, public health plays a critical role in eliminating health inequities and preventing
. chronic diseases and injuries, resulting in improved productivity and decreased health care costs for all
North Carolinians; and
WHEREAS, a continued focus on prevention has resulted in a 23 percent decline in age-adjusted
heart disease since 2000, a 32 percent decline in age-adjusted stroke deaths since 2000, and a 23 percent
decline in the teen pregnancy rate since 2000; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina's public health system is a critical component of the state ' s
emergency response capacity to natural and man-made disasters and widespread disease outbreaks in
North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim April2010, as "PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH" in North Carolina and urge our
citizens to recognize that public health is working to ensure that all North Carolinians are protected from
threats such as influenza, food-borne disease and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and
asthma.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal ofthe State ofNorth
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this second day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten , and of the
independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
Object Description
| Title | Perdue, Bev. Proclamation, 2010-03-02, Public Health Month |
| Other Title | 2010-03-02, Public Health Month |
| Creator |
North Carolina. Office of the Governor Perdue, Bev, 1947- |
| Date | 2010-03-02 |
| Subjects |
Perdue, Bev, 1947- Governors--North Carolina Proclamations--North Carolina |
| Time Period | (1990-current) Contemporary |
| Description | Records contain official proclamations issued by the Governor on behalf of various organizations and individuals, or in relation to public events. |
| Collection | Beverly Perdue. Governors' Papers. State Archives of North Carolina |
| Type | Text |
| Format | Proclamations |
| Digital Collection | Governors Papers, Modern |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full Text | BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH 2010 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, we hereby recognize and acknowledge 130 years of public health .service to the residents of North Carolina, and the immeasurable contribution of these services to the quality of life in our State; and WHEREAS, public health measures to control and eliminate infectious diseases, improve environmental sanitation, and promote healthy lifestyle practices have been the greatest cause of improved health status and increased life expectancy for North Carolina' s residents, such that North Carolinians now have an average life expectancy at birth of more than 77 years; and WHEREAS, North Carolina' s public health system plays an essential role in controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including the novel HlNl Influenza; and WHEREAS, public health plays a critical role in eliminating health inequities and preventing . chronic diseases and injuries, resulting in improved productivity and decreased health care costs for all North Carolinians; and WHEREAS, a continued focus on prevention has resulted in a 23 percent decline in age-adjusted heart disease since 2000, a 32 percent decline in age-adjusted stroke deaths since 2000, and a 23 percent decline in the teen pregnancy rate since 2000; and WHEREAS, North Carolina's public health system is a critical component of the state ' s emergency response capacity to natural and man-made disasters and widespread disease outbreaks in North Carolina; NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina, do hereby proclaim April2010, as "PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH" in North Carolina and urge our citizens to recognize that public health is working to ensure that all North Carolinians are protected from threats such as influenza, food-borne disease and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and asthma. BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal ofthe State ofNorth Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this second day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten , and of the independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. |