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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  Henderson  County  Health  Department   in
 3    Gladstone  is  proudly  celebrating  its  25th anniversary in
 4    conjunction with National Public Health week the  first  week
 5    in April; and

 6        WHEREAS,  The  development of the Henderson County Health
 7    Department was the project of a group of dedicated  Henderson
 8    county  citizens  who  had  the  foresight  to see a need for
 9    preventive health programs in the county; the  resolution  to
10    bring the department to life was signed on March 7, 1978; and

11        WHEREAS,  There  were  five core programs put in place by
12    the end of the first  year  which  included:  administration,
13    maternal  health  and  family planning, child health, chronic
14    disease, and communicable disease; and

15        WHEREAS, Throughout the following years many  new  health
16    programs  have  been  added  including  home  health;  school
17    nursing,  vision,  and hearing programs; environmental health
18    programs; and programs like W.I.C., that  provide  nutritious
19    foods and nutrition education to eligible citizens; and

20        WHEREAS, In 1990, the Senior Citizens organization joined
21    the  Health Department bringing with them chore/housekeeping,
22    information and assistance, outreach, home  delivered  meals,
23    congregate  meals,  and  the community care program; in 1996,
24    citizen  transportation  was  incorporated  into  the  Health
25    Department; and

26        WHEREAS,   The   Health    Department    also    provides
27    community-based  services  to  Henderson county which include
28    the dental sealant program, tobacco education in grades  K-7,
29    smoking  cessation classes for adults, Heart Smart for Teens,
30    and after school programs; and

31        WHEREAS, On April 10th an open house will be held at  the
 
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 1    Henderson   County   Health   Department   in   Gladstone  to
 2    commemorate the 25th  anniversary  of  the  Henderson  County
 3    Health Department and Public Health Week; therefore, be it

 4        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 5    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 6    we congratulate the Henderson County Health Department on its
 7    25th  anniversary  of  service  to the residents of Henderson
 8    county; and be it further

 9        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
10    presented  to  the  Henderson  County Health Department as an
11    expression of our respect and esteem.