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Home My WebLink About1995-04-11 Proclamationo( owa Cit ~r~ag, there are more than 265,000 laboratory personnel, inclucling pathologists, medical tech,ologlsts, medical laboratory scientists, speci~sts, and technicians at work in almost 40,000 hospitals and independent laboratories in the Unltec[ States; and ~e~ea~, these highly trained and dedicated health professionals make an invaluable contribution to quality health care and save countless lives each day by providing reliable laboratory test results required for the prevention, detect,on, diagnosis, and treatment of disease; ~hereag, laboratory medicine is an honorable profession which should be recognized by all individuals as vital to the high standards of health care enjoyed in the United States, ~e~re, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of April 16-22, 1995, to be in Iowa City and ~ge all citizens to recognize the vital role these professionals play in the health care field. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11th day of April, 1995. , ",- Mayor CitP ]1owa ~t~g, the American public is not s-fflciently aware of the speeial medical needs of the critically ill and injured; an~ ~)~r~g, a family member must often act as the s~okesperson for a critically ill o~r '~jured'~a. tien~t, pr.ovidlng imp. orta~n~ t inf~ormation abo,t the patient ana o~ten ma~mg ,~eci~ons regarding t~e treatment of the patient; and ~r~g, crltic.al.care i.~ a raplc[ly exvanding and challenging area of life- saving medicine which is practice~ in suc]~ nlaces as intensive care units. tra,.ur~.a centers, burn ~anlts, corpnary car~e unit~, and neonatal anc~ pediatric intensive care units; and ~IJerr~g, erltical care units are often vi~ to the survival of patients in ~e threaten;-g conditions; and ~IJ~g, since nurses play an essential role in. ad~-i-i~terine critical care treatment, the cursent shortage of nurses m the United~States could have a devastating impact on fl~e access and .quality of care for patients experiencing life ~hreateni,g conditions; and ~lg, critical care raises new and com-lex ethical, social economic end legal ~ssues which will reamre '~e involvement of health care professionals, public policym~ers, and the general public; and Medicine and the Araerican AssociationCare Nurses are dedicated to improving the. care of critically ill and injured people through research an~ e~ucation; ~, t~r~f~, I, S,~an M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of Aprfi 17 through~2, 1995, to he appropriate programs and activities. Signed in Iowa City,. Iowa, th~s 11th day of April, 1995. 10 of Iowa City ~I~l:~llg, Da~.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) teaches young p~eople ways to resist peer pressure to exneriment with drugs an~I ~[co~aol, and to ioin ga. ngs, asd asslst~ them to evalust% the consequences of the cl~o~ces available to them; and ~l:l~l~g, D~.R.E. is taught in more than 25.0,000 classrooms in all 50 states as well as I~epartment of Defense Dependent Schools worldwide and in A~stralia, New Zealand, ATmerican Samoa, Philippines, Swede~/, Norway, Hungary. Canada Puerto Rico Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, lVf~x~co and l~razil, an~t ~r~ag, the. .D.A.R.E. program locally has been tan~ht to well over 1,000 children in pitbl~c amt private schools; and ~l~ag, the Dat. R.E. program is taught by veteran law enforcement ?fficers.wh? ,have ,dfrect exp,erience ~th criminals whose lives have been n~mect by stmstance abuse; anct ~l:~g, each law.enforcement officer .w.ho teaches the D.A.R.E. .program completes. an 80-hour training course that includes ,rest,m, ction in, te,a~hing tec ~l~.~qu~es, ~officer-scho~ol relatio.nships, a.e.~e~opm~nt o~ serf-esteem, cl~ilct development and commumcatlon skills; and ~l~l:l~lg,..the DA.R.E. vrogram has achieved outstanding success teaching positive anal effective approaches to some of ~e moat difficult. p~roblema faelng our young people today -- substance abuse, wolence and gangs; tljere re, I, ~usan M. Horowitz, Mayor of ~e City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 20, 1995, to be in Iowa City, Iowa and urge all cltlzen~ to support thin outstanding program· S. igned.'.m ~Iowa.City, .Iowa, this 11th day o~ April, 1995. I o Citl~ o{ ~owa Citl~ ~g, in 1996 the State of Iowa will celebrate the 150th a~iversary of its statehood; and ~l~a~, Sesqu~centennlal observations will occ~.r at the state, county, and local levelsl an~t ~f~]~a~, residents of Iowa City and Johnson County have developed the "Day in the Life o~ John,on County" video project to Create a visual record of life in Johnson County; ~r~f0r~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Apr~ 21-27, 1995, to be the week in which to document "~a~ in t~ ~i{~ o[ j~oOnson and encourage alJ residents to become part of this historic project to create, for fut~e generations, a record of our community and onr lives. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11th day of Ap~, 1995. Io~$ Cit of oWa Cit ~ltjer~ag, early imm~ni~.a,.tions .for preven~e ~eases ~ch as measles, m~ps, ~e~a, rolo, dxph~e~a, ~d te~us ~e necessa~ to ma~n o~ c~ren's he~ ~d we~-be~g; and ~g, n~arly 95% of ~e~ca's fo~ ~ilhon c~dren are ~y -~ed b~ ~e ~e ~ey enter school, one-third of o~ preschoolers f~ to get ~e proper ~-ni~a~o~, ~ ~ ~e inner ~es, &e ~,niza~on rate is as low as 40 to 50 percent; and erea , ~e C~en's Acton Ne~ork ~d a co~on of bus~ess, he~&, gove~ent ~d co~ni~ orga~a~ons, ~clud~g ~e o~ce of~e S~geon Gener~ ~ ~e ~ntera for D~sease Con~o1 ~ Preven~on, have jo~eR toge~er to latch ~e Na~ond I~mi~a~on Campaign; ~d dinlug ~e week of Apxd 23-29, 1995, ~e Na~ond I~a~on C~p~gn ~ ~g ~ ~tensive eftoR to ~a~,~ate. c~en ~r ~ ye~s a~ ~k for preychile c~ood ~eases ~y expan~g clinic h~s, ~eaa~g ~e number of ~a~on s~ee~gs at hoa~i~a ~d c~cs, dis.~u~ng educa~ond mater's, ~d pro~mg ~cess ~ local hothnes; ~0~, ~r~r~, I, S~an ~. Horo~tz, ~ayor of ~e Ci~ of Iowa Cid, Iowa, do hereby procla~ Ap~ 23 29, 1995 to be in I.owa City and call upon all the residents of this great city to join with me m supporting the goals and activitlea of the National Immunization Campaign to ensure ttlat our children are fully .immunized by age'two. Nayor tShl.ignecl in Iowa City, .Iowa, s 11th day of April, 1995. o[ owa City ~llg, 1995 re.arks the fiftieth an~, '~.ersary of the victorious U.nited States Armed Forces and the Allies over the German National aSr?alists regime, ending the war in Europe during World War II, ~r~,g, this great military vietor~ brought the liberatlo.n. of the Nazi camps and the end of'the Ho~locaust -- the systematic murder 0f E~urope's Jew~.fn.d all,o~hers de~mec~ "unworthy of life" h~ Nazi uermany aria me~r coUaborators, anct ~r~g: the war-h~rdene. c[ United States. so. lche~s not only ~er. atec~ the Nazx ca. mp~, ]~ut a)so exte. nded ~h~rr tender compassion and generosity to t~ose ~ew survtvors o~ ~ese camps, anct ~llg, ~ttrsuant to an Act of .Congress (public Law 96-3.88, dated 0ctol~er 7, 1980), the U~ted Stat~s H~loca;~s~Memorlal Mu~eqm ~d.es~gnates the D~ys o~ l~emen~ran~e g~the Victims o~ the l-io~oeaust as Sun~y, April 23 tiaough Stunclay, ~pril 30, 1995, ~cl~di~g the intemationa~Day o~ R~membrance l~nown as Yore Hashoah, fl~er~re. I, Susan M..Horowitz, Mavor or,he City.of Io~a Citz, Iowa, clo herebvnroclann ~e week o~ Sunday, Ap~ql 23 throug~ Sunday, April 36, 1995, to be memory o£the v,_ctimq, st;rwvors and thexr liberators, m hopes tha~ we, ~s a c~ty,~.na~.a~r individpal cit~iz~ns, ~ st~ve to overcome p~ejudice, hatre~t anct marnerenee titrough learntug, tolerance anct reme~abrance. ~igned in Iowa City, .Iowa, th~ 11th day of A~il, 1995. lob7 UNITED' ' .'., STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAl. MUSEUM June 1, 1995 The Honorable Susan M. Horowitz Mayor of the City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 East Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor Horowitz: On behalf of the members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, thank you for proclaiming the 1995 Days of Remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust for the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa. You and many of your colleagues as well as all the nation's Governors, have recognized the vital importance of Remembrance and the need for constant vigilance to ensure the lbertxes we all hold so dear. As we continue to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Holocaust and World War II, may we, as a nation, draw closer in c ' our ommltment to Remembrance for the sake of future generations. our With every good wish, Sincerely, Benjamin Meed Chairman Days of Remembrance A Project of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place. SW, Washington, DC 20024-2150, Telephone (202) 488-0400, Fax (202) 488-2690 Cit o( 3 owa Cit ~11~ec~g, the foundation of a h,,~,ane and just society is the people's willl,gness to work together for the common good; and fg~l~e!:~tttt, experience teaches us that government by itself cannot solve all of our nation's social problems; and ~t~l:~ltg, our country's volunteer force of 89.2 ~,illlon people is a great treasure; and i~ffiJereltg, self-sacrificing individuals mobili,..ed to help others can stem the tide of poverty, hunger, homelesmess, spouse and child abuse, and other probhms that afflict society; andr i~t~e~'ellg, the giving of oneself in service to another empowers the giver and the recipient; and ~tOel:eltg, vohnteering creates an opportunity to better oneself; and t~l~e~eltg, it is the duty of all our citizens to honor .oar dedl.c. ated volunteers and celebrate the volunteer programs which contxibute to the quality of life of our comrn,~nlty; t~ere~re, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 23-29, 1995, to be ? olunteer in Iowa City, and urge fellow citizens to obuerve this period by considering how they can devote a portion of their lives eacli week to people in need, or an important cause or group. luayor ~ Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11th day of April, 1995 o[ jowa ~r~g, the. Crisis Center has provided invaluable services to our commumty si~. ce 1970 and during the week of April 23-30, 1995, will observe the 25th anniversary of services to the community, and ~tf~g, the wide range of services at the Crisis Center has touched the lives of manx people of all ages and backgrounds through the .provision o~ ~sl~ort-te~i counseling, suicide prevention, mte.rvention and nost-vention, information and referral, Food Bank, Project Holiday, transient transportation assistance, and community education, anct · l~r~ttg, the Crisis Center provided 58,656 services during 1994 through the efforts of 140 de&cated Volunteers from the community, and ~t~er~ag, it is fittin~ that we take notice of and express annreclation for the efforts of the Crisis Center Staff and Vo~luntee~;, t~gre~ore, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of April 23-30, 1995, to b~-' Crisig enter in Iowa City and. ask all citizens to sunport the Crisis Center encourage people m need to turn to the ~enter for assistance. tShiigned in Iowa City, .Iowa, s 11th day of Aprit, 1995. Mayor the Crisis Center has provided invaluabh s/~ervices to our , s'.mce 1970 an~. d~ring the wee.k of $~rl123-30, 19.9.5, the 25th anmversary of serwces/tg the eommumty, Citp Citp ~Ig, x'ange of se~wces at the Crisfs Center has tonebed the hve~.. r people of all ages an~ .~/backgro. u.n~ds through.the prows~on ~ sl~ort.tesm counseling, . sine, de prevention, ~teventl . and pqst-ventlon, in~o~rmation and referral, Food Bank, Prol ~ Holiday, transient/transportation assistance, and community e~cation, and ~g, the CrlsikCenter pro~Se 6.8,656 services during 1994 tkrough .the effhrts of ~0 dedicated Volunteers from the commumty, and ~ / ~:~g, it is fitting ~hat~we/d~ke notice of and exvress appreciation for the efforts of t~e Cr~.~ Cente~ Staff and Vo'luntlers, . ty _.. ~ u~p ,ns~s ~.enter and encourage p~ople m n~e~l to turn to ~he ~nter for assx~tan~e. ! / ~V~ayor