HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-01-04 Proclamation INTHE NAME AND BYTHE AUTHOI~ITYOFTHE STATE OF IOWA
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, THE "IOWA SHINES" AWARD HONORS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE UTILIZED STATE
RESOURCES, COUPLED WITH A STRONG SENSE OF DETERMiNATION AND COUNTLESS
HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK, TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE BY iNVESTiNG
IN COMMUNITY ATTRACTIONS, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES; AND
WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY OF IOWA CITY WAS NOMINATED BY THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH BECAUSE OF THE STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP THEY HAVE SHOWN iN
PROMOTiNG ENVIRONMENTAL, PERSONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH
COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS IN HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION,
AND ASSURANCE OF ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE; AND
WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE TOBACCO SMOKING PREVENTION; AND
WHEREAS, THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER TO FORM A TASK FORCE FOCUSSED ON STUDENT NUTRITION WHOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR A REDUCTION IN
UNHEALTHY SNACKS AND BEVERAGES IN IOWA CITY SCHOOLS; AND
WHEREAS, THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY TO FORM THE JOHNSON COUNTY CANCER COALITION, WHICH CONDUCTED
THE FIRST COMMUNITY COLON CANCER SCREENING IN JOHNSON COUNTY THAT
TARGETED UNINSURED AND [YNDER iNSURED PERSONS; AND
WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY OF IOWA CITY IS A SHiNiNG EXAMPLE OF THE INNOVATIVE,
DETERMINED SPIRIT THAT MAKES IOWA GREAT;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, THOMAS J. VILSACK, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF IOWA, DO
HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY OF IOWA CITY WITH THE
"IOWA SHINES" AWARD
AND ON BEHALF OF ALL IOWANS, I CONGRATULATE THE COMMUNITY OF IOWA CITY
FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STATE.
~-~' ~ IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE-
UNTO SUBSCRIBED MY NAME AND CAUSED
THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF IOWA TO
BE AFFIXED. DONE AT IOWA CITY, IOWA THIS
15TH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR OF
OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND FOUR.
S'~LLY J ~EDERSON
LT. GOVERNOR