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<br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM REQUEST <br /> <br />Agenda Item # F. II <br /> <br />Meeting Date 9/20/04 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br />Proclamation - October 2004 - Brain Injury Awareness Month <br /> <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br /> <br />Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious, public health epidemic affecting thousands of <br />people in North Carolina and the US. Approximately 43,000 North Carolina residents <br />currently live with the effects of TBI such as loss of hearing or vision, learning, memory or <br />communication problems, and emotional or behavioral changes. The estimated cost of <br />traumatic brain injury in the US is estimated at $48.3 billion annually. <br /> <br />REQU ESTED ACTION: (Suggested motion if the Board approves the agenda item as presented) <br />Adopt Proclamation declaring October 2004 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in <br />Cabarrus County. <br /> <br />Attachments D Yes ~ No Expected Length of Presentation <br /> <br />Submitted By: Jeannie Jett, Pathways Home Care Date: 9fi /04 <br /> <br />Name / Job Title <br /> <br />Budget Amendment Required: DYes D No <br />Budget Amendment Attached and Reviewed by Budget Officer: <br /> <br />County Manager's Recommendations/Comments: <br />Approval is recommended. <br /> <br />DYes <br /> <br />D No <br /> <br />Manager's Signature <br /> <br /> <br />Action Taken: <br />Approved [] <br />Denied [ ] <br /> <br />Deferred <br />Other <br /> <br />[ ] <br />[ ] <br /> <br />F~JI <br />