National Women’s Health Week

WHEREAS, National Women’s Health Week was initiated in the dawn of the new millennium by a group of public and private organizations dedicated to raising awareness of women’s health issues; and

WHEREAS, from that day forward National Women’s Health Week has occurred in the spring with an annual celebration held the week following Mother’s Day; and

WHEREAS, National Women’s Health Week is a celebration of women taking responsibility for their own health through greater knowledge and understanding; and

WHEREAS, National Women’s Health Week celebrates the extraordinary progress that has been made in women’s health and recognizes that more needs to be accomplished to safeguard the health of women for generations to come; and

WHEREAS, women can improve their health and prevent disease and illness by taking simple steps to enhance their physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being; and

WHEREAS, women from all walks of life and at every stage of life have unique health needs that should be addressed in their own right; and

WHEREAS, National Women’s Health Week celebrates the efforts of national and community organizations working with partners and volunteers to improve awareness of key women’s health issues:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim May 8-May 14, 2011, as

National Women’s Health Week

in the state of the Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 2nd day of May 2011.

 

      

Governor Robert Bentley