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