CONSIDÉRANT que la santé et le bien-être de tous les Virginiens sont de la plus haute importance pour la prospérité et les moyens de subsistance des familles et des communautés de notre Commonwealth ; et

WHEREAS, Virginia's Community Health Centers deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and accessible primary and preventative care, including vision, dental, and behavioral health care, and access to lifesaving medications, to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay; and

WHEREAS, currently there are more than 200 Community Health Center sites across the Commonwealth, serving more than 360,000 Virginians, a diverse population that includes children, the homeless, and veterans, with 44% of these sites located in rural areas, and of those served, 30% are below the poverty level and 41% are Medicaid recipients ; and

ATTENDU QUE les centres de santé communautaires du Commonwealth emploient plus de 3,800 professionnels de la santé dans toutes les disciplines, y compris le personnel de soutien non clinique, dans le cadre d'une équipe clinique multidisciplinaire conçue pour traiter le patient dans son ensemble en coordonnant les soins et en gérant les maladies chroniques tout en maximisant l'utilisation de toutes les ressources de santé disponibles ; et

WHEREAS, the educational pursuits of Virginia’s Community Healthcare Centers bolster community understanding about many wide-ranging, important topics such as emergency preparedness, finances, and diabetes prevention; and

WHEREAS, as locally governed and operated non-profit organizations, Community Health Centers also serve as critical economic engines helping to power local economies by creating approximately 6,000  jobs and maintaining the wellness of all workers; and

ATTENDU QUE le site Commonwealth of Virginia reconnaît les centres de santé communautaires de Virginie, leur personnel, les membres de leur conseil d'administration et tous ceux qui sont responsables de leur succès de longue date, de leurs contributions à la communauté et de leurs soins essentiels ;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glenn Youngkin, do hereby recognize August 3-9, 2025, as COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WEEK in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all of our citizens.