Agenda 11/09/2021 Item # 4F (Proclamation - Diabetes Awareness Day 11/14/2021 )11/09/2021
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, November is National Diabetes month and November 14, 2021,
marks the day to raise public awareness of the importance of
education regarding diabetes and the complications the disease
can cause; and
WHEREAS, Collier County community partners, healthcare providers,
researchers, and academia join to support and promote efforts
to manage diabetes; and
WHEREAS, 13 percent of Florida adults have diabetes and 39 percent have
pre-diabetes; and
WHEREAS, the American Diabetes Association reports that people with
diabetes incur medical expenses nearly 2.5 times higher than
those without diabetes; and
WHEREAS, with proper care, diabetes of all types can be successfully
managed leading to a healthier and more productive population of
children and adults; and
WHEREAS, we wish to recognize Dolph and Sharon von Arx as longstanding
community leaders in support of programs that benefit Collier
County residents dealing with diabetes and its complications;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that November 14, 2021, be designated
as
DIABETES AWARENESS DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 9th Day of November 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
______________________________
PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.F
Doc ID: 20498
Item Summary: Proclamation designating November 14, 2021, as Diabetes Awareness Day in
Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Joe Balavage, President, Diabetes Alliance Network.
Meeting Date: 11/09/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/31/2021 3:33 PM
Submitted by:
Title: – County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
10/31/2021 3:33 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Agenda Clerk Preview Michael Cox Agenda Clerk Preview Completed 11/01/2021 8:29 AM
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry Division Review Completed 11/01/2021 9:18 AM
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review Completed 11/01/2021 2:23 PM
County Manager's Office John Mullins County Manager Review Completed 11/02/2021 10:07 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 11/09/2021 9:00 AM
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