HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-043RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH AS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
WHEREAS, food is the substance by which life is sustained; and
WHEREAS, the type, quality, and amount of food that individuals consume each day
plays a vital role in their overall health and physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for continuing nutrition education and awide-scale effort to
enhance good eating practices; and
WHEREAS, participants and supporters of this campaign include but are not limited to
the Sierra-Cascade Regional Nutrition Network, Eat 5 A Day and Be Active Campaign, Sierra-
Cascade Nutrition and Activity Consortium, American Dietetic Association, and the Cancer
Prevention Nutrition Section ofthe California Department of Health Services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
does hereby proclaim the month of March as National Nutrition Month and encourages all
citizens to join the campaign and became concerned about their nutrition and the nutrition of
others in the hope of achieving optimum health for both today and tomorrow.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 14~' day of
March 2006 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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