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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the health of the people in Georgetown are linked to the health of oil
the children throughout Williamson County; and
WHEREAS, February 14, 2001, has been established as Children's Health Day,
on occasion to educate and inform, to encourage increased community health education
and to focus on healthy on healthy kids in 2001;
WHEREAS the Williamson County & Cities Health District's Insure a•kid mission
is to increase the number of children covered by health insurance in Williamson County;
WHEREAS children without health insurance are 25% more likely to miss school
because of untreated illnesses;
WHEREAS uninsured children are six times as likely as privately insured children
to go without medial core, five times as likely to use hospital emergency room as singular
source of care;
WHEREAS, families eligible for premium assistance - depending on income -may pay
as little as`$15 enrollment fee per family per year and $15 or;$18 per family per month;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARYELLEN KERSCH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby declare February 14, 2001 as Insure o kid Weekend urge all citizens
to take part in helping ail children to get health insurance.
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Mayor
Attest: City Secretary
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