H.R. No. 1386

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In just one year, The University of Texas Community
	Outreach has made a measurable difference in the effort to prevent
	and control diabetes; and
	WHEREAS, UTCO currently serves people in Cameron, Galveston,
	Nueces, and Webb Counties who have diabetes or are at risk of
	developing the disease; the program employs Department of State
	Health Services-certified Community Health Workers to guide
	education, nutrition, and physical activity interventions, and
	between September 2009 and November 2010, UTCO achieved more than
	39,000 contacts; and
	WHEREAS, Economic savings and health impacts as a result of
	this outreach have already been documented; a survey of Brownsville
	clients revealed that only 40.9 percent met physical activity
	guidelines without the intervention of a Community Health Worker,
	while 59.1 percent met the guidelines if a trained UTCO Community
	Health Worker guided an intervention; moreover, UTCO has seen
	decreases in participants' blood glucose levels, abdominal weight,
	and overall weight; and
	WHEREAS, The average annual cost to treat an individual with
	diabetes is $12,000; for a fraction of that, $21.50 per at-risk
	individual per year, UTCO provides in-home prevention assistance,
	screening and monitoring, media campaigns, exercise and nutrition
	classes, and facilities; the average lifetime treatment cost for a
	diabetic with end-stage renal disease is $1.5 million, while the
	UTCO annual budget for reaching 80,000 people in four counties is
	only $3 million; and
	WHEREAS, A diabetes epidemic is overwhelming the state and
	draining taxpayer funds; the low-cost UTCO model shifts the
	emphasis from treatment to prevention, utilizing permanent local
	expertise and infrastructure, and the program is indeed deserving
	of recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby honor The University of Texas Community Outreach
	for its achievements in promoting community-based prevention and
	control of diabetes and obesity and commend all those associated
	with UTCO for their outstanding efforts; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for The University of Texas Community Outreach as an
	expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Raymond
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1386 was adopted by the House on April
	28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House