City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0238R

• File #: 06-0238R
• Version: 0
• Name: Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 12/4/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator FOR the purpose of requesting the Health Commissioner to appoint a member of his staff to serve as the Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator to work with private, corporate, and community organizations, public and private schools, communities of faith, hospitals, health systems, health clubs and gyms, pharmaceuticals, medical outlets, local, state and federal government agencies, non-profit health agencies, and sports teams to form a coalition to promote healthy living and fitness and to combat preventable disease and illness that threaten the lives of our adults and that threaten to detrimentally impact the quality of life and shorten the expected life span of our young people; and to require the Coordinator to develop a system to provide a single point of entry for Baltimore residents seeking information about how to access governmental and private industry fitness and healthy living services.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, James B. Kraft
• Indexes: Fitness, Health, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/23/2007	0	The City Council	Reassigned
12/7/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/7/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/4/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
12/4/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

* 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
Title
Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator

FOR the purpose of requesting the Health Commissioner to appoint a member of his staff to serve as the Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator to work with private, corporate, and community organizations, public and private schools, communities of faith, hospitals, health systems, health clubs and gyms, pharmaceuticals, medical outlets, local, state and federal government agencies, non-profit health agencies, and sports teams to form a coalition to promote healthy living and fitness and to combat preventable disease and illness that threaten the lives of our adults and that threaten to detrimentally impact the quality of life and shorten the expected life span of our young people; and to require the Coordinator to develop a system to provide a single point of entry for Baltimore residents seeking information about how to access governmental and private industry fitness and healthy living services.
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Recitals

The Baltimore City Council has consistently introduced legislation seeking to inform residents of the City of the health problems that affect the overall well-being of the constituency. Legislation has addressed the issues of diabetes - pointing out that statistics compiled by the Center for Preventative Health Services show that there were 44,525 cases in Baltimore or more that 17% of all documented diabetes cases in Maryland;...