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Adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of December 3-9, 2023 as Centenarian Week in Solano County; and Receive a video presentation celebrating Solano County Centenarians
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Chair John M. Vasquez and Vice-Chair Monica Brown recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of December 3-9, 2023 as Centenarian Week in Solano County; and Receive a video presentation celebrating Solano County Centenarians.
SUMMARY:
This year will mark the 17th Annual Centenarian Commemoration in Solano County. The Centenarian Commemoration is designed to honor and pay tribute to individuals who have reached 100 years of age or older.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2023/24 Working Budget. The costs associated with preparation and purchase of the resolution materials are included in the Board's FY2023/24 Working Budget.
DISCUSSION:
To date, the Board of Supervisors has honored more than 300 centenarians, the oldest of them, Reta Wills of Vallejo, who reached super-centenarian status of 110 years old in 2021.
According to the Boston University School of Medicine New England Centenarian Study, centenarians are remarkable examples of healthy aging. Centenarians come from all walks of life. They have different educational, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds and they are of different ethnicities and live in regions all over the globe. However, they do share some of the following characteristics associated with healthy aging:
1) They generally do not smoke;
2) They remain active and engaged with their families and the community either through extended working, volunteer work, and contributing to the household throughout their later years;
3) They stay physically strong through exercise and physical activity;
4) They main...
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