79R12310 BJM-F

By:  Solis                                                        H.R. No. 1048



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The U.S.-Mexican Border Health Commission, the Pan 
American Organization/World Health Organization, the Texas 
Department of State Health Services, the Tamaulipas Department of 
Health Services, and the City of Brownsville are celebrating World 
Health Day 2005 on April 7; and
	WHEREAS, The existing and emerging collaborations between 
governments, health authorities, health care providers, community 
service providers, and consumers in Texas and Mexico enhance the 
efforts to improve the health and well-being of individuals on both 
sides of the border; and
	WHEREAS, The theme for World Health Day 2005 is healthy 
mothers and children, with the slogan, "Make every mother and child 
count," and the event promotes the health of women and children as a 
priority for the governments and the international community; and
	WHEREAS, Women and children on both sides of the border need 
comprehensive, integrated, culturally appropriate, high–quality 
preventive health and medical care services; and
	WHEREAS, The concept of promotoras and community health 
workers, long popular in Mexico and now active in Texas, provides an 
effective means of educating women and families on primary health 
care, prenatal care, breast–feeding, and healthy behaviors to 
improve overall health; and
	WHEREAS, World Health Day 2005 is expected to raise 
awareness, increase understanding, generate enthusiasm, and most 
of all result in action that will improve the survival, health, and 
well-being of mothers and their children; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize April 7, 2005, as World Health Day 
2005 and extend best wishes to all its participants for a meaningful 
observance.