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On: 'naror: 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 Board of Health
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT:
Res calling Wash State Legislature to maintain funding for public health service
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Resolution calling on the Washington State Legislature to maintain current levels of funding for foundational public health services
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
2/5/2013: Council Approved 6-1 , Mann opposed Res. 2013-004
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R2013-04
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PROPOSED BY; Health
SPONSORED BY: Consent
INTRODUCED : 2 / 5 / 2013
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-004
RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE TO MAINTAIN
CURRENT LEVELS OF FUNDING FOR FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
WHEREAS, every Washingtonian has the right to expect a strong network of local public
health jurisdictions and public health services ; and
WHEREAS, prevention and public health services are recognized to play an important role
in improving the health of Washingtonians ; and
WHEREAS, an effective public health infrastructure is essential to decreasing the burden of
chronic disease and increasing the number of healthy children who are ready to learn ; and
WHEREAS, those most essential services that protect everyone — immunizations, water
and food safety, infectious disease prevention , and services to vulnerable children and
families — must remain strong ; and
WHEREAS, there is a continued need to protect people from communicable diseases and
other public health threats ; and
WHEREAS, the current State budget protects the most critical funding for foundational local
public health services ; and
WHEREAS, this funding is an immediate, urgent need and is essential to keeping the public
health system operational ; and
WHEREAS, funding and delivering foundational public health services is a shared
responsibility between the state and local governments ; and
WHEREAS, many local governments have stepped up to ensure this critical component of
the broader public safety system in Washington State remains functional ; and
WHEREAS, substantial efforts are underway to ensure that the public health successes of
the 20th century are carried forward by a nimble, sustainable, responsive , cost-effective,
and accountable 21st century public health system ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County's Health Board calls
upon the Washington State Legislature to maintain the current level of State funding for the
public health system in the 2013 - 15 biennial budget ;
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AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Health Board strongly
encourages other local Boards of Health in Washington to adopt similar resolutions .
APP`F VVR,,this 5th day of February , 2013 .
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Dap -1$h1i • Clerk$f the Council Kathy Kershner, Health Board Chair
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APPROWD 4104
Randy Watts, Civil uty Prosecutor
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