84R6355 JNC-D
By: Guerra H.R. No. 241
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of
Medicine, scheduled to open in the fall of 2016, has been awarded a
$2.88 million grant through the United Health Foundation "Helping
Build Healthier Communities" initiative; and
WHEREAS, This generous contribution will support the
creation of the Colonia Integrated Care Program: VIDAS (Valley
Inter-professional Development and Services), a project to improve
health care access in unincorporated border communities; and
WHEREAS, Through mobile clinics and telecommunication
technologies, the program will promote wellness education, offer
screenings, and provide dental and mental health services; it will
also aim to formalize training for and increase the number of
skilled promotoras, health workers who connect the health care
system with colonia residents through shared language and culture;
and
WHEREAS, The United Health Foundation endowment will provide
the Colonia Integrated Care Program an opportunity to transform
health care in underserved areas, and this vital objective will
benefit countless Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas Rio Grande
Valley School of Medicine on its receipt of a grant from the United
Health Foundation and commend all those working to develop the
Colonia Integrated Care Program; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the institution as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.