S.R. No. 232
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Good health is the right of every Texan and the
    1-3  mission of public health is to promote and protect the health of
    1-4  Texas through education, disease and injury prevention, regulation,
    1-5  research, and delivery of preventive health services; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) was
    1-7  created in 1964 by President Johnson when he declared a "War on
    1-8  Poverty" to "mobilize the human and financial resources of the
    1-9  nation to combat poverty in the United States"; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, A working partnership between the Corporation for
   1-11  National and Community Service, the Texas Department of Health,
   1-12  and VISTA volunteers has enhanced public health services by
   1-13  encouraging families to utilize immunization services, participate
   1-14  in the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program, and obtain Early
   1-15  and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT); and
   1-16        WHEREAS, The contributions and services of the Texas VISTA
   1-17  Health Corps in Texas need to be recognized and supported by all
   1-18  Texans; now, therefore, be it
   1-19        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-20  74th Legislature, hereby recognize and commend all VISTAs and
   1-21  volunteers involved in public health services in Texas for their
   1-22  tireless work and dedication to public health and its mission of
   1-23  protecting and promoting the health of our citizens; and, be it
    2-1  further
    2-2        RESOLVED, That February 16, 1995, be recognized as Texas
    2-3  VISTA Health Corps Day in Texas.
    2-4                                                 Zaffirini
    2-5        Armbrister           Henderson           Ratliff
    2-6        Barrientos           Leedom              Rosson
    2-7        Bivins               Lucio               Shapiro
    2-8        Brown                Luna                Sibley
    2-9        Cain                 Madla               Sims
   2-10        Ellis                Moncrief            Truan
   2-11        Gallegos             Montford            Turner
   2-12        Galloway             Nelson              Wentworth
   2-13        Harris               Nixon               West
   2-14        Haywood              Patterson           Whitmire
   2-15                   Bullock, President of the Senate
   2-16                               ______________________________________
   2-17                                       President of the Senate
   2-18                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-19                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-20                               on February 16, 1995.
   2-21                               ______________________________________
   2-22                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-23                               ______________________________________
   2-24                                        Member, Texas Senate