Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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2	2	House Resolution 90
3	3	By: Representatives Greene of the 154
4	4	th
5	5	, Yearta of the 152
6	6	nd
7	7	, Cheokas of the 151
8	8	st
9	9	, Taylor of
10	10	the 173
11	11	rd
12	12	, and Campbell of the 171
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15	15	A RESOLUTION
16	16	Commending several churches for their work with Project Elevation; and for other purposes.
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18	18	WHEREAS, Project Elevation is a faith-based community-driven health promotion and2
19	19	prevention program that serves the health care needs of rural communities in Southwest3
20	20	Georgia; and4
21	21	WHEREAS, a community health worker is a community-based front line public health5
22	22	worker who is a trusted member, or has an unusually close understanding, of the community6
23	23	served who builds relationships and capacity for health and well-being in underserved areas;7
24	24	and8
25	25	WHEREAS, this trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison, link, or9
26	26	intermediary between health and social services and the community, facilitate access to10
27	27	services, improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery, build individual11
28	28	and community capacity, and increase health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range12
29	29	of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and13
30	30	advocacy; and14
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33	33	WHEREAS, community health workers are a cross-sector workforce that connects
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35	35	community members to health care and other social services, reducing barriers to health and16
36	36	well-being; and17
37	37	WHEREAS, Project Elevation has met the goals of improving health literacy, giving18
38	38	participants the power to take their health care decisions into their own hands and make19
39	39	informed decisions, assisting in navigating health care, and working to provide meaningful20
40	40	community-based participatory research; and21
41	41	WHEREAS, Project Elevation trained and enlisted 100 community health workers (identified22
42	42	as Health Champions), using 25 local churches from seven counties throughout Southwest23
43	43	Georgia; and24
44	44	WHEREAS, the program conducts monthly sessions held at each of the 25 churches; and25
45	45	WHEREAS, Project Elevation has screened 945 men for prostate cancer since 2022; and 26
46	46	WHEREAS, these screenings have resulted in identifying 7 percent of the respondents with27
47	47	an elevated PSA of 4.0 or above as well as several individuals who were diagnosed with28
48	48	prostate cancer; and29
49	49	WHEREAS, Project Elevation also served as a conduit to connect 32 percent of the30
50	50	participants with an elevated PSA to a primary care physician who did not have a provider31
51	51	prior to the diagnosis; and32
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54	54	WHEREAS, the examination of these participants provided important information on the
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56	56	Social Determinants of Health for the participants with an elevated PSA, which helped34
57	57	address their risk factors; and35
58	58	WHEREAS, participants with an elevated PSA were also screened for colorectal and lung36
59	59	cancers; and 37
60	60	WHEREAS, Project Elevation has been instrumental in saving lives and having a positive38
61	61	impact on the health outcomes of men in its community; and 39
62	62	WHEREAS, Project Elevation provides health information, fresh fruits and vegetables from40
63	63	local community gardens, a large hen, and grooming services to each participant; and41
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65	65	WHEREAS, Project Elevation was highlighted at the 2023 Georgia Cancer Summit.43
66	66	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that44
67	67	the members of this body commend Mt. Zion Baptist Church and its senior pastor, Rev. Dr.45
68	68	Pastor Daniel Simmons, for their vision to improve health status and health outcomes,46
69	69	advance efforts in health education, and promote health participation for men in Southwest47
70	70	Georgia.48
71	71	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body recognize the Albany49
72	72	Coalition of Churches, which includes faith houses in Dougherty, Mitchell, Sumter, Terrell,50
73	73	and Calhoun counties; Phoebe Putney Health Systems and its president and CEO, Scott51
74	74	Steiner, for their strong community support in providing clinical services; and the Morehouse52
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77	77	School of Medicine for its ongoing efforts to train community health workers in the Albany
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79	79	community.54
80	80	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body honor the Samaritan Clinic55
81	81	for serving as a catchment clinic for those unable to secure services, Albany Cares for56
82	82	providing meals and other essential support to community members, and Grooming Gods for57
83	83	their commitment to offering grooming services as part of comprehensive health and58
84	84	wellness support for men participating in Project Elevation.59
85	85	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized60
86	86	and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the61
87	87	public and the press.62
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