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78R5230 MDM-D

By:  Garza                                                        H.R. No. 386



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Community Health Centers 
(TACHC) and its member clinics are rendering exceptional service in 
addressing the health needs of residents throughout the State of 
Texas; and
	WHEREAS, There is a health professional shortage in counties 
designated as medically underserved areas, and hundreds of Texas 
families receive preventive health care and ongoing treatment from 
TACHC clinics; the committed staffs of United Medical Centers, Vida 
y Salud Health Systems, and South Texas Rural Health Services, 
which are located in the House District 80 counties of Maverick, 
Zavala, Kinney, Dimmit, and La Salle, provide high-quality health 
care to adults and children regardless of patients' health status, 
insurance coverage, or ability to pay; and
	WHEREAS, The TACHC clinics offer treatment in such 
specialities as pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal 
medicine, and family practice; further, some facilities are 
equipped to provide clients with laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, 
and WIC services, as well as family planning, HIV/AIDS testing and 
counseling, social services, health education, nutrition 
counseling, and transportation assistance; and
	WHEREAS, The nonprofit TACHC serves as the primary care 
association for the state; the organization advocates in behalf of 
its member clinics at the state and national levels and provides 
help with grant-writing, pharmacy and lab contracts, recruitment 
and retention programs, and other technical matters; and
	WHEREAS, The staffs of TACHC and its member clinics are 
committed to maintaining and improving the health of their fellow 
citizens, and their outstanding efforts are indeed deserving of 
legislative recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend all those affiliated with the Texas 
Association of Community Health Centers and extend to them warmest 
wishes for continued success in their vital work.