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