| 1 | | - | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 128 CHAPTER 187 Relative to California Latino and Latina Physician Day. [ Filed with Secretary of State August 28, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 128, Arambula. California Latino and Latina Physician Day.This measure would designate October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The Latino and Latina population in the United States will rise from 42,000,000 individuals in 2005 to 128,000,000 individuals by 2050, and Latinos and Latinas comprise 60 percent of the population growth in the United States; andWHEREAS, According to the 2020 Census Profile of California released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund in 2021, the Latino and Latina population in California grew from 14,000,000 to 15,600,000 between 2010 and 2020, an 11.2 percent increase that accounted for more than two-thirds of the states population growth during that decade; andWHEREAS, As of 2021, Latinos and Latinas make up almost 40 percent of Californias population; andWHEREAS, By 2050, Latinos and Latinas will account for more than one in four individuals in the United States and one in three children in the United States; andWHEREAS, Only 6 percent of physicians in the United States are Latino or Latina, and only 7 percent of physicians in California are Latino or Latina; andWHEREAS, Only 2 percent of physicians in the United States are Latina; andWHEREAS, The Latino and Latina population faces significant barriers to medical care, including high poverty, fewer facilities in Latino and Latina communities, and language and cultural barriers; andWHEREAS, A lack of diversity in the medical field leads to worse health outcomes for Latino and Latina patients, including higher rates of chronic disease and maternal mortality; andWHEREAS, Research shows that when physicians are of the same ethnicity, culture, and language as the patients of those physicians, care and outcomes improve; andWHEREAS, The first National Latino and Latina Physician Day occurred across the United States on October 1, 2022, and was supported by multiple national organizations and the Latino and Latina community, including premedical students, resident physicians, and attending physicians; andWHEREAS, Federal support for the continued designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day is expressed in House Resolution No. 734 of the 118th Congress; andWHEREAS, The designation of October 1, 2024, as California Latino and Latina Physician Day will bring awareness to the benefits Latino and Latina physicians brings to the growing Latino and Latina population and the health of the State of California; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature supports the goals of increasing the number of Latino and Latina physicians in the State of California and increasing diversity in the medical field and hereby designates October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled August 26, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 22, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 12, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 128Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaJanuary 18, 2024 Relative to California Latino and Latina Physician Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 128, Arambula. California Latino and Latina Physician Day.This measure would designate October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The Latino and Latina population in the United States will rise from 42,000,000 individuals in 2005 to 128,000,000 individuals by 2050, and Latinos and Latinas comprise 60 percent of the population growth in the United States; andWHEREAS, According to the 2020 Census Profile of California released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund in 2021, the Latino and Latina population in California grew from 14,000,000 to 15,600,000 between 2010 and 2020, an 11.2 percent increase that accounted for more than two-thirds of the states population growth during that decade; andWHEREAS, As of 2021, Latinos and Latinas make up almost 40 percent of Californias population; andWHEREAS, By 2050, Latinos and Latinas will account for more than one in four individuals in the United States and one in three children in the United States; andWHEREAS, Only 6 percent of physicians in the United States are Latino or Latina, and only 7 percent of physicians in California are Latino or Latina; andWHEREAS, Only 2 percent of physicians in the United States are Latina; andWHEREAS, The Latino and Latina population faces significant barriers to medical care, including high poverty, fewer facilities in Latino and Latina communities, and language and cultural barriers; andWHEREAS, A lack of diversity in the medical field leads to worse health outcomes for Latino and Latina patients, including higher rates of chronic disease and maternal mortality; andWHEREAS, Research shows that when physicians are of the same ethnicity, culture, and language as the patients of those physicians, care and outcomes improve; andWHEREAS, The first National Latino and Latina Physician Day occurred across the United States on October 1, 2022, and was supported by multiple national organizations and the Latino and Latina community, including premedical students, resident physicians, and attending physicians; andWHEREAS, Federal support for the continued designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day is expressed in House Resolution No. 734 of the 118th Congress; andWHEREAS, The designation of October 1, 2024, as California Latino and Latina Physician Day will bring awareness to the benefits Latino and Latina physicians brings to the growing Latino and Latina population and the health of the State of California; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature supports the goals of increasing the number of Latino and Latina physicians in the State of California and increasing diversity in the medical field and hereby designates October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 19 | 28 | | ACR 128, Arambula. California Latino and Latina Physician Day. |
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| 21 | 30 | | This measure would designate October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day. |
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| 23 | 32 | | This measure would designate October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day. |
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| 29 | 38 | | WHEREAS, The Latino and Latina population in the United States will rise from 42,000,000 individuals in 2005 to 128,000,000 individuals by 2050, and Latinos and Latinas comprise 60 percent of the population growth in the United States; and |
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| 31 | 40 | | WHEREAS, According to the 2020 Census Profile of California released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund in 2021, the Latino and Latina population in California grew from 14,000,000 to 15,600,000 between 2010 and 2020, an 11.2 percent increase that accounted for more than two-thirds of the states population growth during that decade; and |
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| 33 | 42 | | WHEREAS, As of 2021, Latinos and Latinas make up almost 40 percent of Californias population; and |
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| 35 | 44 | | WHEREAS, By 2050, Latinos and Latinas will account for more than one in four individuals in the United States and one in three children in the United States; and |
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| 37 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Only 6 percent of physicians in the United States are Latino or Latina, and only 7 percent of physicians in California are Latino or Latina; and |
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| 39 | 48 | | WHEREAS, Only 2 percent of physicians in the United States are Latina; and |
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| 41 | 50 | | WHEREAS, The Latino and Latina population faces significant barriers to medical care, including high poverty, fewer facilities in Latino and Latina communities, and language and cultural barriers; and |
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| 43 | 52 | | WHEREAS, A lack of diversity in the medical field leads to worse health outcomes for Latino and Latina patients, including higher rates of chronic disease and maternal mortality; and |
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| 45 | 54 | | WHEREAS, Research shows that when physicians are of the same ethnicity, culture, and language as the patients of those physicians, care and outcomes improve; and |
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| 47 | 56 | | WHEREAS, The first National Latino and Latina Physician Day occurred across the United States on October 1, 2022, and was supported by multiple national organizations and the Latino and Latina community, including premedical students, resident physicians, and attending physicians; and |
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| 49 | 58 | | WHEREAS, Federal support for the continued designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day is expressed in House Resolution No. 734 of the 118th Congress; and |
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| 51 | 60 | | WHEREAS, The designation of October 1, 2024, as California Latino and Latina Physician Day will bring awareness to the benefits Latino and Latina physicians brings to the growing Latino and Latina population and the health of the State of California; now, therefore, be it |
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| 53 | 62 | | Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature supports the goals of increasing the number of Latino and Latina physicians in the State of California and increasing diversity in the medical field and hereby designates October 1, 2024, as the first California Latino and Latina Physician Day; and be it further |
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| 55 | 64 | | Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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