City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 191386

• File #: 191386
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Communication
• Status: Placed on File
• File created: 5/10/2011
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/12/2011
• Final action: 5/12/2011
• Enactment date: 5/12/2011
• Enactment #: 191386
• Title: Proclaiming May 11, 2011, as National School Nurse Day.
• Code sections: Proclamation -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/12/2011	2	City Council	Placed on file

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Proclaiming May 11, 2011, as National School Nurse Day.

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City of Somerville, Massachusetts

Proclamation

WHEREAS Children are the future and, by investing in them today, we are ensuring our world for tomorrow; and

WHEREAS all students have a right to have their health needs safely met while in the school setting; and

WHEREAS children today face more complex and life-threatening health problems requiring care in school; and,

WHEREAS school nurses are professional nurses that advance the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievements of all students by providing a critical safety net for our nation's most fragile children; and,

WHEREAS school nurses act as a liaison to the school community, parents, and health care providers on behalf of children's health; and

WHEREAS school nurses support the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing programs and leadership; and

WHEREAS school nurses understand the link between health and learning and are in a position to make a positive difference for children every day; and

NOW, THEREFORE I, Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor of the City of Somerville, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby proclaim the day of May 11th, 2011 as National School Nurse Day in Somerville.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11^th day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven.

Joseph A. Curtatone

Mayor