Kansas Govenor Kathleen Sebilius to Sign Go Local Kansas Proclamation
Kansas Govenor Kathleen Sebilius will sign and issue a proclamation on January 23, 2009 announcing the unveiling Go Local Kansas. Go Local Kansas, an integral part of MedlinePlus.gov, will be up and running on January 29, 2009. The URL referenced in the Govenor’s proclamation will go live on January 29, 2009.
Go Local Kansas is funded by the MidContinental Region of the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine.
The proclamation reads:
Go Local Kansas Day Proclamation
Whereas empowering Kansans to make informed health care decisions is essential to improving the health of our citizens;
Whereas improving access to health care has been identified as a top health priority for our state in Healthy Kansans 2010;
Whereas knowing how to locate health services in the community is essential to preventing disease and staying healthy;
Whereas an important step to assure all Kansans have equal access to health care is knowing where to find information in the community;
Whereas Go Local Kansas is a new health resource connecting Kansans with health resources in their communities;
Whereas Go Local Kansas provides access to reliable health information for Kansans;
Whereas Go Local Kansas will be available on January 29th, 2009;
I hereby proclaim January 29th, 2009 to be Go Local Kansas Day. I encourage Kansans to visit Go Local Kansas (www.golocalkansas.org) today and every day in 2009 to locate health resources in their community.
[rb]
