Proclamation_Community Health Center Week (August 12-18, 2018) Copyrighted
August 6, 2018
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Community Health Center Week(August 12-18, 2018)
SUMMARY:
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Heath Center Week Proclamation Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Whereas, for over 50 years, community health centers have provided high quality, cost effective, and
accessible primary and preventative care to all, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and;
Whereas, Health Centers are located in medically underserved areas and locally controlled by patient-majority
boards, making each Health Center responsive to the needs of the specific community it serves and;
Whereas, Crescent Community Health Center serves as a critical economic engine contributing to our local
economy by generating economic impact and creating jobs through its 70 employees and;
Whereas, The Health Center model continues to prove an effective means of overcoming barriers to access
including geography, income, and insurance status, and in doing so, improves health care outcomes and
red u ces h ea It h ca re syste m costs a n d;
Whereas, Crescent Community Health Center saves the local health system valuable health care dollars by
managing chronic conditions and keeping patients out of costlier health care settings; serving 6,437 patients
with over 16,000 patient visits and;
Whereas, the demand for Health Centers continues to grow, Crescent Community Health Center will be
essential to meet the needs of new patients and;
Whereas, National Health Center week offers the opportunity to recognize Crescent Community Health Center,
their dedicated staff, board members, and all those responsible for the continued success and growth of the
organization since its creation eleven years ago and;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 12TH THROUGH THE
18T H O F AU G U ST, 2018 AS
"HEALTH CENTER WEEK"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO VISIT CRESCENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OR THEIR LOCAL HEALTH CENTER AND CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANT
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMERICA'S HEALTH CENTERS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
I N WITN ESS TH E REO F, I have hereu nto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to be affixed
this 6th day of August, 2018.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Atte st:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2018: Submitted Eva Schmid of Lotus Marketing, 563.650.5750 � evaschmid(c�lotus-marketinq.net
www.lotus-marketinq.net, and Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist, City of Dubuque Health
Services Department. Accepted by Julie Woodyard, CEO for Crescent Community Health Center.
2015: Submitted and accepted by Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist, Health Services
Department.
2014: Submitted and accepted by Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist, Health Services
Department.