Bill Text: TX HR241 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Resolution 241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine on its receipt of a grant from the United Health Foundation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR241 Detail]

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	84R6355 JNC-D

	By: Guerra	H.R. No. 241



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of
	Medicine, scheduled to open in the fall of 2016, has been awarded a
	$2.88 million grant through the United Health Foundation "Helping
	Build Healthier Communities" initiative; and
	WHEREAS, This generous contribution will support the
	creation of the Colonia Integrated Care Program: VIDAS (Valley
	Inter-professional Development and Services), a project to improve
	health care access in unincorporated border communities; and
	WHEREAS, Through mobile clinics and telecommunication
	technologies, the program will promote wellness education, offer
	screenings, and provide dental and mental health services; it will
	also aim to formalize training for and increase the number of
	skilled promotoras, health workers who connect the health care
	system with colonia residents through shared language and culture;
	and
	WHEREAS, The United Health Foundation endowment will provide
	the Colonia Integrated Care Program an opportunity to transform
	health care in underserved areas, and this vital objective will
	benefit countless Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas Rio Grande
	Valley School of Medicine on its receipt of a grant from the United
	Health Foundation and commend all those working to develop the
	Colonia Integrated Care Program; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the institution as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.