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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of |
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Medicine, scheduled to open in the fall of 2016, has been awarded a |
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$2.88 million grant through the United Health Foundation "Helping |
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Build Healthier Communities" initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, This generous contribution will support the |
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creation of the Colonia Integrated Care Program: VIDAS (Valley |
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Inter-professional Development and Services), a project to improve |
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health care access in unincorporated border communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Through mobile clinics and telecommunication |
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technologies, the program will promote wellness education, offer |
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screenings, and provide dental and mental health services; it will |
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also aim to formalize training for and increase the number of |
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skilled promotoras, health workers who connect the health care |
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system with colonia residents through shared language and culture; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The United Health Foundation endowment will provide |
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the Colonia Integrated Care Program an opportunity to transform |
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health care in underserved areas, and this vital objective will |
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benefit countless Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas Rio Grande |
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Valley School of Medicine on its receipt of a grant from the United |
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Health Foundation and commend all those working to develop the |
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Colonia Integrated Care Program; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the institution as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |