HLS 16RS-2011 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 68
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority for
improving the quality of life for the people it serves
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority for its extraordinary efforts in
3 improving the quality of life for the people it serves.
4 WHEREAS, the vision of Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NE Delta
5HSA) is to build a unified northeast Louisiana where individuals are capable of thriving and
6reaching their full human potential; and
7 WHEREAS, on March 31, 2015, NE Delta HSA announced a new tobacco cessation
8program for its clients in northeast Louisiana; and
9 WHEREAS, according to the Louisiana Public Health Institute, the state of Louisiana
10ranks forty-third in the nation in smoking prevalence; tobacco use leads to more deaths each
11year than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drug use, and murders and suicides combined;
12and
13 WHEREAS, NE Delta HSA provides clear and personalized smoking cessation
14strategies to its clients by delivering effective, proven education and intervention; and
15 WHEREAS, tobacco cessation is a program within NE Delta HSA's integrated
16healthcare model, which helps provide citizens with access to behavioral and primary
17healthcare services; and
18 WHEREAS, NE Delta HSA merits a special measure of commendation for its
19tobacco cessation program and its efforts in improving the quality of life for the people in
20northeast Louisiana.
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1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Northeast Delta Human Services
3Authority for improving the quality of life for the people in northeast Louisiana and does
4hereby recognize its smoking cessation services.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
6to the executive director of the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 68 Original 2016 Regular Session Hoffmann
Commends the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority for improving the quality of life
for the people it serves.
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