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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 80
BY REPRESENTATIVES BARROW, CHAMPAGNE, HILL, HODGES, KATRINA
JACKSON, NANCY LANDRY, MORENO, NORTON, SMITH, ST. GERMAIN,
THIERRY, AND WHITNEY
A RESOLUTION
To recognize May 13 through May 19, 2012, as National Women's Health Week.
WHEREAS, National Women's Health Week was initiated in the dawn of the new
millennium by a group of public and private organizations dedicated to raising awareness
of women's health issues; and
WHEREAS, from that day forward, National Women's Health Week has occurred
in the spring with an annual celebration held the week following Mother's Day; and
WHEREAS, National Women's Health Week is a celebration of women taking
responsibility for their own health through greater knowledge and understanding; and
WHEREAS, National Women's Health Week celebrates the efforts of national and
community organizations working with partners and volunteers to improve awareness of key
women's health issues.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize the week following Mother's Day, Sunday,
May 13 through Saturday, May 19, 2012, as National Women's Health Week.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES