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o r a UJOA I- HEALTHY NORTH CAROLINA MONTH SEPTEMBER 2004 BY THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH AND LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSOMERS A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, good health for North Carolinians is necessary for the full enjoyment of life, for success in school, and for a more productive workforce; and - WHEREAS, preventable and controllable diseases, including asthma, diabetes, cancer and heart disease, cost the State, local government and private employers billions of dollars every year; and WHEREAS, diabetes increased among North Carolinians by 75% between 1995 and 2002, and diabetes-related hospitalization costs totaled $2.4 billion in 2002 alone; and WHEREAS, one in four North Carolinians has heart disease, and 40% of all deaths in the State are caused by heart disease. In 1997, heart disease cost $1 78 billion in medical expenses, and WHEREAS, nearly one in four deaths in North Carolina is caused by cancer. In 2000, $1 billion was spent on medical costs for cancer. Breast, prostate, colorectal, skin and oral cancers that are detected through screening can often be successfully treated; and WHEREAS, one in ten of North Carolina's children has astluna and those children miss hvice as many days of school as their counterparts. Asthma is the number one cause of emergency room visits and hospital admissions for patients under the age of 21. Asttvna-related hospitalization costs totaled $100 million in 1997 alone, and WHEREAS, North Carolinians can take advantage of many activities that will improve their health and help prevent and control disease, with small changes in diet and activirY having a dramatic impact on health in the long term; and WHEREAS, studies have shown that health promotion and disease management programs in major private sector companies have saved, on average, $3.00 for every $1.00 imvestcd; NOW, THEREFORE, L JOHN Sl-IONI Z, Chairperson of the Lee Count}- Board of Health, and I-IBRBERT HINCKS, Chairperson of the Lee County Board of Corrunissioners do hereby proclaim September 2004, as "HEALTHY NORTH CAROLINA MONTH." I urge all North Carolinians to participate in wellness activities, utilize workplace wellness programs, utilize wellness benefits available through their health insurance programs, and participate in disease detection screening programs. Dr. John Shontz Mr. Herbert Hincks