Whereas, Primary care practice includes the efforts of interdisciplinary health care teams involving professions as diverse as allopathic and osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, optometry, public health, physician assistants, social work, and physical and occupational therapy; and,

Whereas, The 2003 National Primary Care Week - Advocacy for Health: A Professional Responsibility - has been established by the next generation of America’s health care professionals; and,

Whereas, The 2003 National Primary Care Week aims to introduce health professions students to the importance of community-responsive primary care; provide them with information about primary care and the range of career opportunities; encourage their collaboration as members of future primary health-care teams; demonstrate the commitment of health professions schools and students to meet the need for primary care practitioners; and work to reduce problems in health care access experienced by underserved populations in the United States; and,

Whereas, During the week of October 19, 2003, health professions students nationwide will host and participate in special educational programs, symposia, workshops, lectures, community outreach, and health fairs that promote primary care; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim the week of October 19, 2003, as National Primary Care Week – Advocacy for Health: A Professional Responsibility in Michigan and I urge all citizens to recognize the importance of general practitioners and primary care providers and their contributions to health care delivery and society.