To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Red Ribbon Week Proclamation 2024
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT recommendation to proclaim Red Ribbon Week on October 23rd -31st, 2024 in Contra Costa County. In recognition of the ongoing alcohol and other drugs prevention efforts by schools and prevention community organizations to increase safety and well-being among Contra Costa communities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
Once a year, the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board of Contra Costa County and its partners acknowledge Red Ribbon Week in Contra Costa County on October 23rd -31st, 2024, to highlight substance use prevention efforts to increase the safety and well-being of Contra Costa residents.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING
OCTOBER 23rd - 31st, 2024 "RED RIBBON WEEK" IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, on the occasion of the proclamation of "National Red Ribbon Week", Contra Costa County joins schools and communities across California including the Community Alliance for Drug Free Youth (CADFY), parent-community organizations, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the State Department of Education, the California Parent Teacher Association, and over 100 other statewide agencies, departments, and other organizations to demonstrate their commitment to drug-free lifestyles; and
WHEREAS, the National Family Partnership, Inc., initiated the Red Ribbon Campaign after Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was killed in Mexico by drug traffickers in 1985; and
WHEREAS, drug and alcohol abuse create staggering societal costs and prevent millions of people from reaching their full potential at school, on the job, and in the...
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