BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 
A PROCLAMATION 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WEEK 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
Georgia is richly blessed with natural resources and diverse ecosystems of Mountains, the Piedmont, Coastal Plains, Barrier Islands, and rivers connecting the mountains to the sea. The state's environmental health is affected by interactions between humans and their surroundings; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
Environmental Health professionals work in various programs to protect the public's health including programs that focus on food safety, land use, tourist accommodations, public pools, community hygiene, safe drinking water, chemical hazards, lead poisoning prevention/healthy homes, infectious agents, and emergency preparedness; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
Environmental Health professionals protect the well-being of citizens and visitors of Georgia by assuring that environmental conditions in which people live, work, and play are healthy; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
The important work of Environmental Health professionals protect the health of all Georgia's citizens and natural resources and is important to the state's continued well-being and economic growth. I encourage the citizens of this state to maintain and conserve our natural resources and appreciate the importance of environmental health; now 
 
THEREFORE: 
 
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim June 8-12, 201 5, as ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WEEK in Georgia. 
 
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 27th day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen. 
 
ATTEST 
 
GOVERNOR 
 
CHIEF OF STAFF