HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 08/06/2007eitp of Petaluma
AUGUST 5-11, 2007
PETALUMA HEALTH CENTER WEEK
WHEREAS, Health Centers are nonprofit, community -owned and operated
health providers serving uninsured and medically underserved people across the country
who need quality health care; and
WHEREAS, Health Centers have made great strides in the health care system by
fostering prevention, providing outreach, patient education, translation, and by
maintaining high standards of accountability, demonstrating cost effectiveness and
efficiency in the delivery of care, and empowering communities to address unmet health
needs, reduce health disparities, and reduce preventable deaths, costly disabilities, and
communicable diseases; and
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to support Health Centers as part of the
enduring commitment to the provision of quality primary health care by promoting 100%
access and zero health disparities with the goal to provide a wide range of health care for
the needs of all people; and
WHEREAS, Petaluma Health Center serves over 20,000 patients with 60,000
Center visits per year, was established in 1994 to provide for low income people with
approximately 42% of patients MediCal eligible, 32% uninsured, 8% MediCare
enrollees, and 18% with private insurance coverage.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Pamela Torliatt, Mayor of
Petaluma, along with the members of the Petaluma City Council, do hereby recognize the
valued contributions of the Petaluma Health Center and proudly proclaim the Week of
August 5-11, 2007 as "Petaluma Health Center Week" in Petaluma, and urge citizens'
to recognize the important contributions of Health Centers in safeguarding health and
improving the quality of life for all peeQpIG-ire City.
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