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To honor and recognize Carolyn B. Slack for her 25 years of dedicated service to the City of Columbus on the occasion of her retirement from Columbus Public Health.
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Slack joined Columbus Public Health in 1987 as a family health services administrator, and she would go on to serve the city with distinction in several capacities, including her most recent role as director of the Maternal Child Health Division; and
WHEREAS, Carolyn has earned the admiration of her peers in Ohio and across the nation as a leader in maternal and children's health; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Slack has served in leadership roles with the Franklin County Deceased Child Review Team, the Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies, the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, the Franklin County Managed Care Council, the Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality, the Ohio Public Health Association, and numerous other organizations that have made a lasting impact on our community; and
WHEREAS, in addition to her tireless efforts on behalf of women, children, and families in general, Carolyn has been a champion for groundbreaking local, state, and national work to eliminate racial disparities in infant mortality; and
WHEREAS, in carrying out her life's work, Carolyn has improved public health and the quality of life in our city, and we are profoundly grateful for her many years of exemplary service to this community; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we hereby honor and recognize Carolyn B. Slack for her 25 years of dedicated service to the City of Columbus on the occasion of her retirement from Columbus Public Health.