Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 884
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, In an effort to raise awareness about the lack of
6	6	access to health care for the uninsured, the City of DeSoto and
7	7	Parkland Health & Hospital System are sponsoring the 2009 Cover the
8	8	Uninsured Health Expo on March 23, to coincide with Cover the
9	9	Uninsured Week from March 22 to 28, 2009; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Primary health care is essential to the well-being
11	11	of every man, woman, and child, yet an estimated 26.3 percent of
12	12	Texans under the age of 65 are lacking health coverage; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Cover the Uninsured Week, a project of the Robert
14	14	Wood Johnson Foundation, brings together employers, workers,
15	15	educators, students, patients, hospital staff, physicians, nurses,
16	16	faith leaders and their congregants, and many others to speak out on
17	17	behalf of the uninsured; and
18	18	WHEREAS, The DeSoto expo is featuring free health screenings,
19	19	as well as information on early detection and prevention; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Far too many Texans are living without health
21	21	insurance, the consequences of which are poorer health and
22	22	premature death, and it is vital that citizens and public officials
23	23	collaborate to address this critical issue; now, therefore, be it
24	24	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
25	25	Legislature hereby commemorate the 2009 Cover the Uninsured Health
26	26	Expo in DeSoto and recognize March 22-28, 2009, as Cover the
27	27	Uninsured Week.
28	28	Davis of Dallas
29	29	______________________________
30	30	Speaker of the House
31	31	I certify that H.R. No. 884 was adopted by the House on March
32	32	19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
33	33	______________________________
34	34	Chief Clerk of the House