| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 879 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Through the efforts of the Healthy Nacogdoches |
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| 6 | 6 | | Coalition, the city of Nacogdoches has won gold level recognition |
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| 7 | 7 | | from the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The council began its Heart and Stroke Healthy City |
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| 9 | 9 | | Recognition Program in 2003 to promote good heart health practices |
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| 10 | 10 | | by focusing on cities that implement beneficial policies and |
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| 11 | 11 | | activities; the program emphasizes proven interventions that |
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| 12 | 12 | | improve physical activity and eating habits, reduce tobacco use, |
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| 13 | 13 | | and decrease response time to heart attacks and strokes; in |
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| 14 | 14 | | conjunction with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the |
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| 15 | 15 | | council assesses such indicators as public information campaigns, |
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| 16 | 16 | | city smoking ordinances, and health programs and daily physical |
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| 17 | 17 | | activity in public schools; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Hosted by Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition brings together local businesses, |
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| 20 | 20 | | schools, health organizations, and others concerned about public |
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| 21 | 21 | | wellness; the year-old coalition has worked diligently to improve |
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| 22 | 22 | | heart health in the community and was instrumental in the adoption |
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| 23 | 23 | | of a municipal public smoking ban, which took effect in July 2008; |
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| 24 | 24 | | and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The coalition's numerous contributions include |
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| 26 | 26 | | increasing the safety of walking trails, promoting awareness of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Walk Across Texas campaign, raising the profile of the local |
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| 28 | 28 | | farmers market, and developing a guide for local restaurants to |
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| 29 | 29 | | highlight their healthy food choices; in achieving gold level |
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| 30 | 30 | | recognition, the city met all 40 criteria evaluated by the Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Lone Star State, and cardiovascular disease kills the third highest |
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| 34 | 34 | | number of Texans; by promoting citywide and countywide changes to |
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| 35 | 35 | | the health environment, the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition is |
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| 36 | 36 | | helping countless area residents lead longer, healthier lives; now, |
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| 37 | 37 | | therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition |
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| 40 | 40 | | on winning gold level recognition for their city from the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke and extend to |
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| 42 | 42 | | coalition members best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the coalition as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Christian |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 879 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 51 | 51 | | 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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