City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0198R

• File #: 10-0198R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Celebration of National County Government Month - 2010 Healthy Counties
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/12/2010
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/12/2010
• Title: In Celebration of National County Government Month - 2010 Healthy Counties FOR the purpose of joining NACo and more than 1,000 counties across the nation in celebration of National County Government Month (NCGM) to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of county government; and endorsing the 2010 theme of "Healthy Counties" that promotes the essential health care services and healthy living and recreational programs that the nation's counties provide.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke, Warren Branch, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Rochelle Spector, Carl Stokes, Bill Henry
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/12/2010	0	City Council	Introduced
4/12/2010	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
4/12/2010	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Celebration of National County Government Month - 2010 Healthy Counties

FOR the purpose of joining NACo and more than 1,000 counties across the nation in celebration of National County Government Month (NCGM) to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of county government; and endorsing the 2010 theme of "Healthy Counties" that promotes the essential health care services and healthy living and recreational programs that the nation's counties provide.
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In the introduction to Healthy Counties: National County Government Month, April 2010, the President of the National Association of Counties (NACo) states that: " County governments play an essential role in America's healthcare system. They are unique in their responsibility to both finance and deliver health services through public hospitals and clinics, local health departments, and long-term care facilities. In addition, counties provide mental health programs for the uninsured. As employers, counties provide health insurance benefits to nearly 3 million county employees and their retirees nationwide."

Baltimore City, a member of NACo as one of the 24 counties and county-equivalents in Maryland, like other members provides an array of health services to an estimated 630,000 citizens through the Baltimore Cit...