RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR THE CREATION OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, The Children's Health Initiative was established to provide universal health coverage for all children 0-18 years old; and

 

WHEREAS,Many hours of dedicated hard work by staff of the Health Plan of San Mateo, Human Services Agency, San Mateo Central Labor Council and Health Services Staff members, were spent in outreach and implementation of the Children's Health Initiative;

 

WHEREAS, The initial kickoff events for the Children's Health Initiative on January 11, 2003, drew hundreds of children and their parents to the three sites in Daly City, Redwood City and East Palo Alto and applications for over 1,500 children for Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and Healthy Kids were accepted;

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that this Board of Supervisors does commend the collaborative efforts of the staff of the Central Labor Council, the Health Plan of San Mateo, Health Services Agency, and Human Services Agency, and authorizes the issuance of Commendations to each participant.

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