Bill Text: GA HR1334 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Georgia Rural Health Association; commend
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-06 - House Read and Adopted [HR1334 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1334-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1334
By:
Representatives Parrish of the
156th,
Powell of the
29th,
Channell of the
116th,
Carter of the
175th,
Buckner of the
130th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Georgia Rural Health Association and recognizing February 16, 2012, as
Rural Health Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Rural Health Association (GRHA) is a nonprofit advocate for rural
health care consumers and the dedicated health care professionals who serve
rural Georgia and encourages the development of an improved health care system
throughout the state; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia has 109 rural counties encompassing over 2 million residents, with a
continuing decline in the availability and quality of health care providers,
specialists, nurses, and professional services; and
WHEREAS,
these geographic areas have the highest cancer and cardiovascular mortality
rates and infant mortality, child abuse, and teen pregnancy rates and the
growing uninsured population and elderly population with multiple diseases far
exceed the area's health care resources; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Department of Community Health recognizes that the limited
availability and quality of rural health care facilities and services further
aggravate the area's distressed economy and deter industry recruitment;
and
WHEREAS,
state and federal officials need to focus on the plight of rural communities and
the need for better access to health care, workforce development and training,
access to capital for aging health care facilities, and medical malpractice tort
reform.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the efforts of the Georgia Rural Health Association and
recognize February 16, 2012, as Rural Health Day at the state
capitol.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to GRHA.
