By: Barrientos S.R. No. 271 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize the month of March as Kidney Awareness Month in Texas; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, The Central Texas Chapter of the National Kidney 1-6 Foundation as well as other chapters throughout the state are 1-7 planning to hold health fairs and other educational programs 1-8 to bring kidney problems to the forefront; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The National Kidney Foundation is a nonprofit 1-10 organization whose goal and mission is the eradication of diseases 1-11 of the kidney and urinary tract; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The ultimate goal can be met if the kidney foundation 1-13 achieves a series of individual goals including gaining adequate 1-14 support for research training, fostering the continuing education 1-15 of health care professionals, expanding and developing patient 1-16 services and community resources, increasing the public's knowledge 1-17 about kidney disease, monitoring health policy development, and 1-18 increasing fund raising to allow for the continuation of present 1-19 programs and the development of new ones; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Lay volunteers working in tandem with health 1-21 professionals are seeking the answers to the prevention of kidney 1-22 disease while ensuring that those who are now suffering from kidney 1-23 disease are receiving the finest possible care; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Solutions including hemodialysis, peritoneal 2-2 dialysis, or transplantation have been found to treat patients 2-3 with end stage renal failure only within the last 20 years; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Such important and far-reaching efforts are truly 2-5 deserving of everyone's generous support and appreciation; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Health care professionals and volunteers of the 2-7 National Kidney Foundation are to be commended for their superb 2-8 work to prevent kidney diseases and to provide the most up-to-date 2-9 medical care for patients who suffer from kidney problems; now, 2-10 therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 74th Legislature, hereby recognize March, 1995, and March of each 2-13 succeeding year as Kidney Awareness Month in Texas; and, be it 2-14 further 2-15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-16 the Central Texas Chapter of the National Kidney Foundation as an 2-17 expression of the admiration and appreciation of the Texas Senate. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on February 20, 1995. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate