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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-26 Proclamation~g, professional social workers work on the front lines of service delivery to help f,~li~s and individuals develop skilla to lead productive and satisfying lives; and ~[I~l~, professional social workers see first-hand the challenges families an~ mdivxdual~ face to meet their responsibilities, and ~el~ professional social workers recog,~i~.e that any violent env~ron- merit. whether it contains ~hyslcal violence, emotional or psychological abuse, or sancl~ioned discranmation, weakens I~a,i~ ~i~ht of eve~ mdlvidual to live with dlgm,ty. and. ~a~se, ph~sly~ emotional or p~hological ~(e~g wl~ich ~mped~, indlwdual g~owth and development; and ~r~. the social work profession works concurrently to help victims of violence and eradicate the causes of violence through cor~m~r~ty, institutional, and public policy i.ltiatives; t~tref~re, I, Naon~ J. Nov~ck, Mayor of the City of ~owa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the month of March 1996 to be and call upon members of the comm-,~ity to join with the social work ~rofession in support of appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities eslgned to achieve its goals. t~is. igned in Iowa City, I. owa, 26th day of Marcia, 1996. J ~tIt.~.//, the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic opened its doors in March o~ 1971; ant the ~maerstanding that health care i~ a ba~rle right and sl~0uld be available to all of ottr citizens regardless of their ~illty to pay; and ~Ji~'taf~, be Clinic offers services without judgment and with an atmosphere of f~l coufidentlali~y; and services ave provided by volunteer uhyslcians, .physician assistants, lab technloiana, phas-a~acists, anarpatlont guides; and ~ta//, the Free Medical Clinic provided health care to 6,700 patients last year, and ~[I~//, 16 downtow, and north-side.bnslnesaea are participating_in a 1°/o. c~. ~ ou Sat~tdet~~aro~ ~0t~ to ~elv ra~e ~o~ey ~or phy~cal ,reprovemerits clinic; and, ~rtf~rt, I, Naomi J: Novick,.Mayor of. the .City of Iowa. City, Iowa, do hereby proclanm SaterAy, March 30~, 1996, to lze in the City of Iowa City, and en_cou~.age ~e COmmOnalty to reeognize~ and celebrate the important role the c '.I/~iq i~as piaye~.. in proviZrig ~asic health care to our comm~mlty over the ~ast twenty-Hve years. Signed in Iowa City, I. owa, . th~s 26th day of Mar~, 1996 ~J~, in ou~ society, 1 of 3 women and 1 in 6 men will exl~erience sextml al~use in their l~e~me end violence aga;n~t women and c]~]c~en continues to escalate; and sexual a~e a~ects every l~erson in t~e city of Iowa City as vic~/survivor or as a [an~y member, slgn;~cant other, ne~l~o~ o~ co.worker o~ a ~i~n/su~i~o~; end ~~, menr citizens of Iowa City are workin~ to provldo ~!~ se~ces axld assls~m~ce to sexual asasu~t m~rvivore~; ~fi~$~, it is critical to ]ntens~ pu~]ic awareness of sexual ~nse, to erlucate people a~ont the neec~ ~or citizen involvement in e~or~s to · ednce sexual a~0use, ~o increase suppor~ for a~encies provi~ sexual a~use se~-vlCes, and Lo increase awareness of tl~e ~e~;~g power of c~reative expression; ~w, ~r~fore, I, Naomi J. Novlek, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby p~ocl~im the month of April 1996 to be in the City of Iowa City, and I commend this observance to all citizens. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, thla 26th day of March, 1996. o( Iowa ~IlJl~tg, promoting the health and quality of llfe of all persons through ]~ldatioev~n~on i~ a worthy ~oal, that pul,l~ health has prorind the n for the many ~-~ficant improvements in. both health anti llfe expectau~-y, anti are essential ingredients m a strong, successful health care system; and ~, pubhc health programs and sesvlces benefit everyone o et+ect~ve manner and le~ to substantial future savings in mecllcal cos~; a~d ~aff, public health agancies are essential to the Cornrntmity because they monitor and diagnose cornrn,-i~y health probl,e.~ a, investigate health hazards ~nd their e~fe~:s, develop health poliexes and plans, evaluate health program. a for effectlveneas an.d. quality, inform ancl educate about health xsraes, enforce protecnve health laws and regulationS and assure an expert public health work force, ~r~f~r~, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby Hodaim the week of April 1-7, 1996, aa and call upon citizens, private, non-profit and public agencies to join together and celebrate the many benefits that public health agencies have provide& ·" ~-","~ ~ "~'~l"',~ . ...~,%. ,?'~,,,:(~,...... $i~aed in Iow~ City, Iowa, '-'"~' ...... ~' ' ' , ,~.,- ~. .,. ~ &,", 'IP.'~'i',~;'-'" ':'