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'16, <br />0,110 <br />Nox i8 PAGE 9 <br />COUNTY OF LEE <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, unintentional injury is the number one killer of children ages 14 and under; and <br />WHEREAS, each year nearly 6,000 children ages 14 and under die from unintentional injuries; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, each year nearly 120,000 children are permanently disabled and one out of every 4 <br />children is hurt requiring emergency medical attention; and <br />WHEREAS, 90% of these are preventable; and <br />WHEREAS, 41% of these occur during "Trauma Season," the months of May, June, July, and <br />August; and <br />WHEREAS, emergency rooms experience nearly 3 million visits from children ages 14 and <br />under each summer; and <br />WHEREAS, the National SAFE KIDS Campaign promotes childhood injury prevention by <br />uniting diverse groups into local and state coalitions, developing innovative educational tools and <br />strategies, initiating public policy changes, promoting new technology and raising awareness <br />through the media; and <br />WHEREAS, the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, with the support of founding Sponsor Johnson <br />& Johnson, launches SAFE KIDS Week 2001, "Make it a SAFE KIDS Summer," which focuses <br />on the five deadliest warm weather risk areas of motor vehicles, drowning, pedestrian, biking, and <br />falls; and <br />WHEREAS, the Lee County SAFE KIDS Coalition has planned special childhood injury <br />prevention activities and community-based events for SAFE KIDS Week 2001 in an effort to <br />educate families about summer safety. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, We the Lee County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim May 5- <br />12, 2001 as NATIONAL SAFE KIDS WEEK in Lee County, and call upon all residents of this <br />county to join in supporting the efforts and activities of the Lee County SAFE KIDS Coalition to <br />prevent childhood injury. <br />Herbert A. Hincks, Chairman <br />ATTEST: <br />"ayi 11 M. Lee, Clerk <br />