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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Since 1991, the Caring for Children Foundation of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas has worked to provide free and low-cost access to primary and |
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| 7 | 8 | | preventive health care to the uninsured and medically underserved |
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| 8 | 9 | | children of Texas; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, From 1991 through 1997, the Caring for Children |
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| 10 | 11 | | Program addressed the needs of more than 8,000 uninsured Texas |
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| 11 | 12 | | children for well and sick care physician visits, outpatient |
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| 12 | 13 | | surgeries, lab tests, and prescription medicines; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The foundation went on to launch the Care Van |
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| 14 | 15 | | Program in 1997 to help expand access to immunizations; |
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| 15 | 16 | | collaborating with local health departments, immunization |
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| 16 | 17 | | coalitions, and volunteers, the Care Van fleet visits schools, |
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| 17 | 18 | | churches, restaurants, shopping malls, and community events, and to |
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| 18 | 19 | | date, the program has provided over 1.3 million immunizations to |
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| 19 | 20 | | more than 850,000 children in need; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, the Care Van Program established an oral |
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| 21 | 22 | | health initiative in partnership with the Texas Department of State |
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| 22 | 23 | | Health Services and local health departments and organizations; to |
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| 23 | 24 | | date, over 275,000 economically underprivileged children have been |
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| 24 | 25 | | able to receive basic dental exams and dental sealants; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, These vital efforts are made possible through the |
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| 26 | 27 | | support of the foundation's primary statewide sponsor, Blue Cross |
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| 27 | 28 | | Blue Shield of Texas, which covers 100 percent of the foundation's |
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| 28 | 29 | | administrative expenses; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, For a quarter of a century, the Caring for Children |
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| 30 | 31 | | Foundation of Texas has helped to connect our state's most |
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| 31 | 32 | | vulnerable young residents with essential health services, and in |
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| 32 | 33 | | so doing, it has helped to shape a brighter future for all Texans; |
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| 33 | 34 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Caring for Children Foundation |
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| 36 | 37 | | of Texas on its 25th anniversary and extend to all those associated |
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| 37 | 38 | | with the foundation sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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| 38 | 39 | | their important work; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for the Caring for Children Foundation of Texas as an |
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| 41 | 42 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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