City of Philadelphia - File #: 070031

• File #: 070031
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 1/23/2007
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 1/23/2007
• Title: Recognizing the month of March as Latino Health Month in Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/23/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
1/23/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
1/23/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
1/23/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Recognizing the month of March as Latino Health Month in Philadelphia.
Body
WHEREAS, More than 160,000 people of Hispanic heritage reside in the City of Philadelphia, comprising more than 10% of the City's total population growth of more than 70% in the last decade; and

WHEREAS, Latinos fare far worse on many health outcomes than the general population; and

WHEREAS, 14.3% of Latinos are diagnosed with Diabetes in South Eastern PA (SEPA), as compared to 8.1% in the general population of PA and 8.9% in the National Population; and

WHEREAS, 54.8% of Latino Children in SEPA ages 2 -17 are at risk of becoming obese as compared to 41.4% of Children of the general population; and

WHEREAS 26.6% of Latino adults in SEPA are obese as compared to 22.8% of the general population; and

WHEREAS, Two prominent public health organizations have teamed up to launch an unprecedented bilingual multimedia health initiative focused on improving the health of Latinos, under the guidance and support of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health; and

WHEREAS, Congreso de Latinos Unidos, a leading non-profit community based Latino organization in Pennsylvania whose mission is to strengthen Latino communities through social, economic, education, and health services; leadership development; and advocacy; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Medical Society has been advocating for the patient-doctor relationship since 1848; and

WHEREAS, These two organizations have facilitated the collaboration and support in this initiative of all Philadelphia health promotion and health care providers having a dedicated interest in the unique needs of the Latino community, to launch a bilingual multimedia health initiative focused on improving the health of Latinos, A Su Salud; and

WHEREAS, This initiative brings critical preventive health information and education to Latinos across eight counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania, through a culturally appropriate televised ed...