National Public Health Week (April 4-10, 2022)Copyrighted
April 4, 2022
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 3.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: National Public Health Week (April 4-10, 2022)
SUMMARY: On behalf of the City of Dubuque Health Services Department.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
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National Public Health Week Supporting Documentation
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WHEREAS, since 1995, the American Public Health Association, through its sponsorship of National Public
Health Week, has educated the public, policymakers and public health professionals about issues
important to improving the public's health; and
WHEREAS, U.S. life expectancy dropped from 2014 to 2017 in the longest sustained decline since the Great
Recession and only in 2018 began to increase again; U.S life expectancy then dropped again in
2020 by a full year, which is the largest drop in life expectancy since 1943; and
WHEREAS, a person's health status can differ drastically by zip code due to differences in the built
environment, environmental quality, community context, access to healthy food, access to
education and access to health care;
WHEREAS, public health professionals help communities prevent, prepare for, withstand and recover from
the impact of a full range of health threats, including disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19
pandemic, measles, natural disasters and disasters caused by human activity; and
WHEREAS, public health action, together with scientific and technological advances, has played a major role
in reducing and, in some cases, eliminating the spread of infectious disease, and in establishing
today's disease surveillance and control systems; and
WHEREAS, preventable risk factors such as such as physical inactivity, poor nutrition, tobacco use and
excessive alcohol use and obesity are leading causes of chronic disease in Dubuque; and 6 in 10
U.S adults have a chronic disease and 4 in 10 have two or more; and chronic diseases cause 7
of every 10 deaths annually in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated and exacerbated racial inequities and a growing
number of local, state governments and public health leaders have declared racism a public
health crisis.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF
APRIL 4-10, 2022, AS
"National Public Health Week"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF DUBUQUE TO OBSERVE THIS
WEEK BY HELPING OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, CO-WORKERS AND LEADERS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SUPPORTING GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADOPT
PREVENTIVE LIFESTYLE HABITS IN LIGHT OF THIS YEAR'S THEME,
"Public Health is Where You Are."
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to be affixed
this 4th day of April, 2022.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
2022: Submitted by Connie Mueller and accepted by Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist.