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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In honor of the 10th annual National Women's Health |
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Week, which is being celebrated from May 10 through May 16, 2009, |
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Health Wise is promoting the importance of living a healthy |
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lifestyle for the residents of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Health Wise, a publication produced by Earnestine |
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Cole, is kicking off the occasion a week early on May 3 with "LOVE |
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TEA 9: Women & Cancer Prevention," an educational event featuring a |
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female oncologist as the keynote speaker; attendees will have the |
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opportunity to participate in health screenings, exercise and |
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cooking demonstrations, a candle lighting ceremony in memory of |
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women who have lost their lives to cancer, and a balloon release in |
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tribute to female cancer survivors; and |
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WHEREAS, The following week, on May 12, "Health Wise: A Taste |
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of Life" will be presented in collaboration with the Irma Rangel |
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Young Women's Leadership School in South Dallas; this outreach |
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effort, which is focused on obesity prevention, will target nearly |
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200 high school girls during their physical education and health |
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classes; and |
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WHEREAS, The LOVE TEA 9 Planning Committee includes Sharon |
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Cox, clinical dietician at Parkland Hospital; Veronica Cole, Ph.D. |
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candidate in urban and public administration at The University of |
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Texas at Arlington; Kimberly Johnson, D.O., Internal Medicine at |
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Methodist Hospital Affiliate; DeVonne Foutz, Texas Silver-Haired |
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Legislator for Dallas County; Barbara Ladson, American Airlines; |
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and Eva Crumby, Insurance One; and |
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WHEREAS, The LOVE TEA 9 is further supported by the following |
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honorary chairs: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of District |
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30, a breast cancer survivor; Texas State Senator Jane Nelson of |
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District 12, who serves as chair of the Senate Committee on Health |
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and Human Services; and State Representative Barbara Mallory |
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Caraway of District 110, as well as the following honorary |
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co-chairs, all of whom are breast cancer survivors from Dallas: |
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Adelfa Callejo, attorney; the Reverend Dr. Janet Bell Odom, senior |
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pastor of Camp Wisdom United Methodist Church; Patricia Richardson, |
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First Lady of Zion Chapel Primitive Baptist Church; Nancy Smith, |
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educator and Komen 3-Day Walk Ambassador; and Hattie Simmons, |
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educator; and |
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WHEREAS, National Women's Health Week, which is coordinated |
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at the federal level by the U.S. Department of Health and Human |
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Services Office on Women's Health, brings communities, businesses, |
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government, health organizations, and other groups together to |
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empower women to make health their top priority; the initiative |
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includes National Women's Checkup Day on May 11 and marks the |
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beginning of an eight-week online physical activity program known |
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as Woman Challenge; and |
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WHEREAS, Women and girls throughout Dallas and North Texas |
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are invited to begin their journey toward improved health during |
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National Women's Health Week and to embrace the potential of a |
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higher quality of life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 10 through 16, 2009, as National |
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Women's Health Week in Dallas and encourage all area women to take |
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the simple but important steps that will allow them to lead longer, |
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healthier, and happier lives. |