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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING MAY 23, 2023, AS "RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
DAY"
Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Morales,
Voas, Stewart, Alzate, Kennedy, and Tanzi
Date Introduced: May 23, 2023
Referred To: House read and passed
WHEREAS, For over fifty years, Rhode Island’s Community Health Centers have 1
provided high-quality, affordable, comprehensive primary medical, dental, and behavioral health 2
care; and 3
WHEREAS, Community Health Centers provide care to 190,000 individuals, regardless 4
of a person’s age or ability to pay; and 5
WHEREAS, In addition, some Centers offer language interpretation and translation, as 6
well as transportation and case management; and 7
WHEREAS, Community Health Centers employ more than 2,019 people, including 8
physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, behavioral health providers, and 9
support staff; and 10
WHEREAS, In 2021, Community Health Centers created 3,408 jobs and generated 11
$545,695,190 in total economic activity; and 12
WHEREAS, The eight Community Health Centers providing services in all five Rhode 13
Island counties are: 14
• Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Inc.; 15
• Comprehensive Community Action Program; 16
• East Bay Community Action Program; 17
• Providence Community Health Centers; 18
• Thundermist Health Center; 19
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• Tri-Community Action Agency; 1
• WellOne Primary Medical & Dental Care; 2
• Wood River Health; and 3
WHEREAS, Community Health Centers are governed by patient-majority boards, 4
ensuring the health centers hear and meet the needs of the patients and communities they serve; 5
and 6
WHEREAS, May 23, 2023, is a day to celebrate the legacy of Rhode Island’s 7
Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of Rhode 8
Island’s health care system; now, therefore be it 9
RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 10
proclaims May 23, 2023, as “Rhode Island Community Health Center Day”; and be it further 11
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 12
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Blackstone Valley Community Health Care 13
Inc., Comprehensive Community Action Program, East Bay Community Action Program, 14
Providence Community Health Centers, Thundermist Health Center, Tri-Community Action 15
Agency, WellOne Primary Medical & Dental Care, and Wood River Health, and the Rhode 16
Island Health Center Association. 17
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