National Public Health Week (April 7, 2025)City of Dubuque PROCLAMATIONS # 2.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: National Public Health Week (April 7, 2025)
SUMMARY: On behalf of the Health Services Department.
SUGGUESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proclamation
Copyrighted
April 7, 2025
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WHEREAS, the week of April 7, 2025, is the 30t" anniversary of National Public Health Week,
and the theme is "It Starts Here" highlighting the importance of public health; and
WHEREAS, the city has experienced many positive benefits of public health programs and
initiatives, including:
(1) deaths due to HIV/AIDS, have dropped with treatments and prevention;
(2) smoking rates have now fallen from 26% to 16% in Dubuque County due to smoke -free
policies;
(3) childhood mortality has dropped due to vaccines, better healthcare access and nutrition;
(4) mental health awareness and treatment rates have progressed with awareness, parity laws
and expanded access to mental health services;
(5) lead poisoning has now fallen to less than 0.5% due to policies and funding to reduce lead
in paint, pipes, and water systems;
(6) health impacts of climate change such as rising heat -related deaths are now being
mitigated by actions like public health campaigns, and cooling and warming centers; and
WHEREAS, racial and ethnic minority populations continue to experience health disparities in the
burden of illness and death; and a person's health status can differ drastically by ZIP
code due to social determinants of health; and
WHEREAS, public health professionals help communities prevent, prepare for, withstand and
recover from the impact of a full range of health threats, ranging from infectious
disease outbreaks to natural disaster preparedness; and pandemics.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 7-13, 2025, 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 RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE
PEOPLE OF OUR CITY AND ACHIEVING HEALTH FOR ALL, AS THE THEME STATES, "IT STARTS
HERE."
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 7th day of April 2025.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk
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2025: Submitted by Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Director and accepted by Sydney Pregler,
Environmental Sanitarian
2022: Submitted by Connie Mueller and accepted by Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
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