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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Paso del Norte Health Foundation is marking its 20th |
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anniversary on September 30, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, the foundation was established to promote |
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wellness among people in the Paso del Norte region, which includes |
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El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in Texas, Doña Ana, Luna, and Otero |
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Counties in New Mexico, and the City of Juarez in Mexico; its |
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primary focus is to assist the most vulnerable through health |
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education and disease prevention; and |
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WHEREAS, The foundation benefited from an initial investment |
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of $130 million from the sale of the not-for-profit Providence |
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Memorial Hospital; since the organization's inception, its |
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administrators have provided skillful stewardship of the |
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investment trust to ensure that the foundation can continue its |
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work in behalf of generations to come; and |
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WHEREAS, Maintaining more than $200 million in holdings, Paso |
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del Norte Health Foundation leverages its resources to improve |
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regional access to clean water, to diminish environmental hazards |
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from lead and pesticides, and to help achieve reductions in |
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regional smoking rates, sedentary lifestyles, obesity, and teenage |
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pregnancy; it also supports child abuse prevention, and it sponsors |
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a wide range of programs to advance early childhood development, |
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youth engagement, senior health, and public immunization; and |
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WHEREAS, This noteworthy organization shares with other |
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groups the knowledge gained through its research and analysis; both |
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in the United States and abroad, its initiatives have been |
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recognized as worthwhile models for community engagement and the |
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collaborative development of solutions to complex health issues; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through its leadership in promoting good health over |
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the past two decades, Paso del Norte Health Foundation has made a |
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lasting, positive difference in quality of life for the people of |
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the region, and its management and staff may reflect with pride on |
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the group's many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of Paso del |
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Norte Health Foundation and extend to all those associated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Pickett |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 299 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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