HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Diabetes is a devastating disease that poses a
1-2 serious public health risk for Texans; more than 860,000
1-3 individuals have been diagnosed with diabetes, and 860,000 more are
1-4 suffering from the disease but have not yet been diagnosed; and
1-5 WHEREAS, The costs of treating complications that arise from
1-6 diabetes are high in terms of human suffering, lost income, medical
1-7 expenses, and costs to state-supported medical care programs; a
1-8 host of debilitating complications can arise if the disease goes
1-9 untreated, resulting in amputations, blindness, kidney failure,
1-10 heart disease, birth defects, and strokes, but thankfully, patients
1-11 can be taught to prevent these complications by adhering to
1-12 guidelines on diet, weight, exercise, and medical care; and
1-13 WHEREAS, Public health programs in our state are crucial to
1-14 the dissemination of information about diabetes and the development
1-15 of diabetes services for all Texans; to this end, the Texas
1-16 Diabetes Council has developed A Plan to Control Diabetes in Texas
1-17 for the express purposes of reducing illness from the disease,
1-18 educating the public, and fostering widespread support for
1-19 essential health care services; and
1-20 WHEREAS, In addition, the American Diabetes Association
1-21 encourages the development of a sound public policy that emphasizes
1-22 proper education, treatment, and self-management, thus ensuring
1-23 patients the same high quality of life enjoyed by other Texans; and
1-24 WHEREAS, It is the express desire of the Texas Legislature to
2-1 raise public awareness of this growing health care problem in our
2-2 state and to voice care and concern for diabetes patients; now,
2-3 therefore, be it
2-4 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-5 hereby designate March 5, 1997, as Diabetes Day in Texas and
2-6 encourage all Texans to educate themselves about the symptoms,
2-7 risks, and treatments of this disease.
Berlanga
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was adopted by the House on
March 5, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was adopted by the Senate on
March 5, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor