| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Through the efforts of the Healthy Nacogdoches |
|
|
Coalition, the city of Nacogdoches has won gold level recognition |
|
|
from the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The council began its Heart and Stroke Healthy City |
|
|
Recognition Program in 2003 to promote good heart health practices |
|
|
by focusing on cities that implement beneficial policies and |
|
|
activities; the program emphasizes proven interventions that |
|
|
improve physical activity and eating habits, reduce tobacco use, |
|
|
and decrease response time to heart attacks and strokes; in |
|
|
conjunction with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the |
|
|
council assesses such indicators as public information campaigns, |
|
|
city smoking ordinances, and health programs and daily physical |
|
|
activity in public schools; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Hosted by Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, the |
|
|
Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition brings together local businesses, |
|
|
schools, health organizations, and others concerned about public |
|
|
wellness; the year-old coalition has worked diligently to improve |
|
|
heart health in the community and was instrumental in the adoption |
|
|
of a municipal public smoking ban, which took effect in July 2008; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The coalition's numerous contributions include |
|
|
increasing the safety of walking trails, promoting awareness of the |
|
|
Walk Across Texas campaign, raising the profile of the local |
|
|
farmers market, and developing a guide for local restaurants to |
|
|
highlight their healthy food choices; in achieving gold level |
|
|
recognition, the city met all 40 criteria evaluated by the Texas |
|
|
Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the |
|
|
Lone Star State, and cardiovascular disease kills the third highest |
|
|
number of Texans; by promoting citywide and countywide changes to |
|
|
the health environment, the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition is |
|
|
helping countless area residents lead longer, healthier lives; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition |
|
|
on winning gold level recognition for their city from the Texas |
|
|
Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke and extend to |
|
|
coalition members best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
|
|
further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for the coalition as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |
| |
|
|
Christian |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 879 was adopted by the House on March |
|
|
26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |