Bill Text: TX SR689 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 18, 2015, as Texas Promotores and Community Health Workers Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-18 - Reported enrolled [SR689 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR689-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join promotores and community health workers from across the | ||
| state in celebrating May 18, 2015, as Texas Promotores and | ||
| Community Health Workers Day at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since the turn of the century, promotores and | ||
| community health workers have been an invaluable resource in the | ||
| many communities they serve across Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As trusted community members, they tirelessly | ||
| promote preventive health care and wellness among the most | ||
| vulnerable and underserved residents in minority populations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These devoted specialists and caregivers | ||
| integrate information about general health and the public health | ||
| care system into the community's culture, language, and value | ||
| systems and thereby improve access to health and social services; | ||
| they conduct outreach programs in residences, community centers, | ||
| clinics, hospitals, schools, worksites, and shelters, and at | ||
| local cultural events, faith-based locales, and social service | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These competent community health and wellness | ||
| advocates provide culturally and linguistically appropriate | ||
| education and raise awareness about the prevention of illness, | ||
| and they navigate early detection screening and treatment of | ||
| illness as well as pain and disease management; these efforts | ||
| improve the quality of care and the level of compliance with | ||
| prescribed care and ultimately save lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend all those participating in the Texas | ||
| Promotores and Community Health Workers Day at the State Capitol | ||
| and extend to them best wishes for a memorable celebration; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Rodríguez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 18, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
