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W�e�ea�s: the go�l of l�ational Pub�i��iea��h�'�`eek is to recogn.ize t�he can�butions af Put���c Health
affic�a�s,an�the public hea�th system, in improving the health a�d we�lbeing of ALL
peQp�e,on a nationa�,s#ate and.la�a�level; ax�d
Whereas: the United States and the globa�c�m�n�uni.t�are respondi�g ta t�e CC��TII�-19 pa,ndemic,
w�ich requires suppo�f�r a robust�ublic he�ith in�rast�ucture and.�vorkf�r�e and
co�l ab�ration among t�e Federa� Government, State and local gav�r�rnents, sch�ol s,
business�s, a�d en�►players to support public health measures to decr�ase com.�u���y spread
of�C)VII3-19; anc�
T�he�eas: many of tY�e teading ca�s�s of d�ath f�r�nd.�viduals result from chran�c condition�, v�h��h
are among the most common, cos���r, a�.d prevental��e of all health challer�ges� and
T3lhereas: th�re were a�estimated 1�a,3a� drug overdose death�in the United States dur�.ng the ��-
month pe�io�i enc�ing�n Aprii 2�21,th.e h�ghest�evel e�er recorded during a 12-mant��er�ad,
a�d this v�as a�iricrease of�8.5 perce�t from�he 7�,�5� deaths during the same�eriod the
year befar�; and
W�ie�reas: cigarette smoking is the lead.i�g caus�o�preventah�e d�sease aa�.d d�ath in�,he Un.it�d Sta��s,
accQu�tir�g for rr�ore t�an 4Sa,4Q4 deaths every�rear, i�.c�uding mor�th�.n 41,�a�dea�as
resulting firam secanc�ia�d smoke; and
�i�ereas: in 2020, according ta data fron�t.�e Natiana�Yauth To�acca Su�vey, 1�.6�ercen�of hig�i
school studen�s {3,Q�O,OQO students)and 4.'�percent of rr�iddle schoo�students�S�O,OOa
. students}rep�r��d cu�r�nt e-�igar��te u�e; �nd th�.t a�m�st 40 p�rcent af h�igh sch�ol �-
cigarette us�rs were using an e--cigarette or�20 or more t�a�rs out af the�nan�.,anc�a�most a
quar�e�r of h�gh schoo�e-cigarette users vvere using e-cigarettes��ery day,ir�dicating a strang
de�endence on nicotine amQn�youth, and
�'hereas: studies shaw th�.t smal�sfirategic investm.�nts in disease p�revention can re�ult in signi�'icant
savings in health care�osts� and
�'�e�e�s: �aceinatian is or�e af tl�e most sign�f cant�u�blic health achievem��ts�n history a�d has
resulte�in substantia�decreases in the number of cases,haspita�iza�ions, and deaths
assaciated�ith vaccine-�rever�table d�seases; and health car�costs associated�ith vacc�ne-
preventable diseases; and
Wl�ereas. pub�ic hea.lth profess�ana�s help communities prevent,prepare for,mitigate, and recaver�rvm
t�e�mpact af a full ra�x�ge of health threats, inc�uding diseas�aut�reaks, such as the C��II3----
19 pandernic;natural dssasters,and a�her disasters,inc�ut�ing disasters caus�d by human
act�vity a�.d public hea�th emergencies; and
Where�s: public he�Ith prof�ss�ona�s co�laborate�vith partners outs�de of the health sector, includ�ng
p�anners,tra��.spc�r�ation off�cia�s,educat�an off'�cials, and private sector t�usinesses,
rec�gnizing that other sectars can influence�i�alth outcor�es; and
Wf�e�eas: in carn�unities across�h�United St�tes, due t�pub�ic��alth interventions,ir�di�riduals are
ch�an��n�;the�ay they car�for their�ealth by avo�ding tobaccQ use�eatin�heal�h.ier,
�ncreasir�g phys�Ga� activity, ar�d�reventing un��tentio�nal inj uri�s at h�me and i�the
�ror�p�ace; and
W�iereus: effarts ta ade�uatel�r suppo�t pubtic hea�th and the pre�ention of disease and injur��a�
cantinue to transform a health system focus�d an treat�ng illne�s into a health system focused
�n�re�enting disease and inju.ry and.promat�ng�e�lness.
�Vf)T3T, fi�ST�'R�'�`DR�, T3�L, �'�".�.�S'.�`.��'CT B�A�D of the Towr�af LexingtQn,ll�Iassac�.us�tts do hereb�
pracl�.�m the��v��k�f Apr�l 3 to 9, 2a23 as
.�1�c��i�n al�u�l i� ,�e��th ����
�n the To�n af Lexingt�n recogniz�ng th�ef�orts of th�Public Hea�th professionals in L�xingtan and
reGogn�ze the role af publi��ealth�n im�roving the o�eral�health af re�idents a�d th�Lexingtan cQmrnunity�.
IN��ITNE�S���REQF,we have set our�.ands ar�d caused�he seal of Lexingtan to�be aff xed herev�-ith
or�the 20th of March��23.
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