By: Lucio S.R. No. 172 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Health has a duty to 1-3 the citizens and taxpayers of this state to do everything in 1-4 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 in neural 1-9 tube birth defects in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas Department 1-10 of Health recommends that all women of childbearing age in Cameron 1-11 and Hidalgo counties supplement their diets with folic acid, a 1-12 B vitamin, which studies show may reduce the incidence of such 1-13 defects; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Pharmavite Corporation of El Paso donated 1-15 20,000 bottles of prenatal vitamins with folic acid to be 1-16 dispensed in South Texas health clinics; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The success of this project will help reduce the 1-18 risk of neural tube defects in the state; now, therefore, be it 1-19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-20 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Pharmavite Corporation for 1-21 its outstanding work on behalf of the health and welfare of 1-22 the people of Texas; and, be it further 1-23 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-1 Pharmavite Corporation as an expression of the appreciation of 2-2 the Texas Senate. 2-3 _____________________________________ 2-4 President of the Senate 2-5 I hereby certify that the 2-6 above Resolution was adopted by 2-7 the Senate on February 8, 1993. 2-8 _____________________________________ 2-9 Secretary of the Senate 2-10 _____________________________________ 2-11 Member, Texas Senate