Backup Documents 10/22/2019 Item # 4A 4A
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, November is National Diabetes month and November 3, 2019, marks the
2nd Annual Diabetes Awareness bay to raise public awareness of the
importance of education regarding diabetes and the complications the
disease can cause; and,
WHEREAS, 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 or 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 3, 2019 be designated as
DIABETES AWARENESS DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
and that Dolph and Sharon von Arx be recognized as 2019 Collier County Diabetes
Champions.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 22th Day of October 2019.
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