City of Statesville Proclaims August 4-10, 2024 as National Health Center Week

City of Statesville, North Carolina

Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

National Health Center Week 2024

August 4-10, 2024

WHEREAS, for over 50 Years, Community Health Centers have provided high-quality, affordable, comprehensive primary and preventive health care in our nation's medically underserved communities, delivering value to, and having a significant impact on America's health care system.

WHEREAS, Community Health Centers are a critical element of the health system, serving rural, suburban, island, frontier, and urban populations often providing the only accessible and dependable source of primary care in their communities, 

WHEREAS, Community Health Centers serve as beacons of essential resources and support in the face of disasters and pandemics and will continue to respond quickly to care for America's most vulnerable and underserved communities.

WHEREAS, Community Health Centers reduce overall costs of care by helping manage patients' chronic conditions, which keeps them out of more expensive healthcare settings like hospital emergency rooms. 

WHEREAS, during National Health Center Week, we celebrate the legacy of America's Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of America's health care system. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor of the City of Statesville, proclaim August 4-10, 2024, as National Health Center Week in the City of Statesville. I encourage all Americans to participate in this week by visiting their local health center and celebrating this vital partnership between America's Community Health Centers and the communities they serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my Hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Statesville to be affixed this 2nd of August 2024.

Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor