| 1 | | - | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 165 CHAPTER 64 Relative to Family Physician Week. [ Filed with Secretary of State May 08, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 165, Schiavo. Family Physician Week.This measure would designate the week of April 14, 2024, to April 20, 2024, inclusive, as Family Physician Week.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, California family physicians have historically demonstrated their dedication to the health and well-being of Californians by emphasizing coordinated care, better health outcomes and patient experience, and health equity; andWHEREAS, Family physicians have studied for a minimum of seven years from medical school through residency and have received specialized training to provide continuous preventive and primary medical care from birth to end-of-life for the people of our state; andWHEREAS, Family physicians provide continuity of care throughout each member of the familys life as well as intergenerational care; andWHEREAS, Family physicians receive extensive training in behavioral health, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, and geriatric care; andWHEREAS, Family physician care is based on knowledge of the whole person in the context of the family and the community and is not limited by age, sex, or type of health condition, and their broad skill set is particularly valuable in communities or geographical areas where certain specialists and subspecialists may not be available; andWHEREAS, In the United States, nearly one-half of all visits to physicians offices in rural areas are to family physician offices and family physicians are the usual source of care for about one in five children; andWHEREAS, Family physicians provide high-quality care and reduce costs to the health care system through leadership, collaboration, and innovation; andWHEREAS, Studies have shown that every $1 increase in primary care expenditures resulted in $13 in savings in other services, such as specialty care, emergency department visits, and in-patient care; andWHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, family physicians have worked on the front lines to provide testing, vaccinations, and critical care to patients ensuring their health, safety, and well-being; andWHEREAS, The California Academy of Family Physicians is a physician organization with more than 10,000 family physicians, residents, and medical students dedicated to promoting the highest standards of the profession of family medicine, fostering excellence through continuing medical education, and serving as an advocate for family physicians and their patients; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week of April 14, 2024, to April 20, 2024, inclusive, as Family Physician Week; 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 May 03, 2024 Passed IN Senate May 02, 2024 Passed IN Assembly April 15, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 165Introduced by Assembly Member Schiavo(Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Arambula, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Davies, Dixon, Flora, Mike Fong, Vince Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Gipson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Maienschein, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Santiago, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)April 01, 2024 Relative to Family Physician Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 165, Schiavo. Family Physician Week.This measure would designate the week of April 14, 2024, to April 20, 2024, inclusive, as Family Physician Week.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, California family physicians have historically demonstrated their dedication to the health and well-being of Californians by emphasizing coordinated care, better health outcomes and patient experience, and health equity; andWHEREAS, Family physicians have studied for a minimum of seven years from medical school through residency and have received specialized training to provide continuous preventive and primary medical care from birth to end-of-life for the people of our state; andWHEREAS, Family physicians provide continuity of care throughout each member of the familys life as well as intergenerational care; andWHEREAS, Family physicians receive extensive training in behavioral health, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, and geriatric care; andWHEREAS, Family physician care is based on knowledge of the whole person in the context of the family and the community and is not limited by age, sex, or type of health condition, and their broad skill set is particularly valuable in communities or geographical areas where certain specialists and subspecialists may not be available; andWHEREAS, In the United States, nearly one-half of all visits to physicians offices in rural areas are to family physician offices and family physicians are the usual source of care for about one in five children; andWHEREAS, Family physicians provide high-quality care and reduce costs to the health care system through leadership, collaboration, and innovation; andWHEREAS, Studies have shown that every $1 increase in primary care expenditures resulted in $13 in savings in other services, such as specialty care, emergency department visits, and in-patient care; andWHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, family physicians have worked on the front lines to provide testing, vaccinations, and critical care to patients ensuring their health, safety, and well-being; andWHEREAS, The California Academy of Family Physicians is a physician organization with more than 10,000 family physicians, residents, and medical students dedicated to promoting the highest standards of the profession of family medicine, fostering excellence through continuing medical education, and serving as an advocate for family physicians and their patients; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week of April 14, 2024, to April 20, 2024, inclusive, as Family Physician Week; 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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