By: Lucio S.R. No. 171 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Health has a duty 1-3 to the citizens and taxpayers of this state to do everything 1-4 in its power to ensure that its many responsibilities are carried 1-5 out as efficiently as possible with available resources, and much 1-6 can be achieved toward this goal by the department's forming a 1-7 partnership with the private sector to better serve the public; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Because of a recently documented increase 1-9 in neural tube birth defects in the Rio Grande Valley, 1-10 the Texas Department of Health recommends that all women of 1-11 childbearing age in Cameron and Hidalgo counties supplement their 1-12 diets with folic acid, a B vitamin, which studies show may reduce 1-13 the incidence of such defects; and 1-14 WHEREAS, CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals Division contributed 1-15 $7,500 to help with the cost of a Texas Department of Health 1-16 media campaign to educate the public about folic acid, first in 1-17 the Rio Grande Valley and then in other parts of the state; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The success of this project will help reduce the 1-19 risk of neural tube defects in the state; now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-21 73rd Legislature, hereby commend CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals 1-22 Division for its outstanding work on behalf of the health and 1-23 welfare of the people of Texas; and, be it further 2-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-2 for CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals Division as an expression of 2-3 the appreciation of the Texas Senate. 2-4 _____________________________________ 2-5 President of the Senate 2-6 I hereby certify that the 2-7 above Resolution was adopted by 2-8 the Senate on February 8, 1993. 2-9 _____________________________________ 2-10 Secretary of the Senate 2-11 _____________________________________ 2-12 Member, Texas Senate