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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson Griggs, executive director and CEO of |
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Waco Family Health Center, is serving as Physician of the Day at the |
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State Capitol on April 10, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 15 years, Dr. Griggs has practiced |
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medicine at Family Health Center, a 14-site, federally qualified |
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health center that serves 60,000 active patients, and he became its |
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CEO in February 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Griggs has also been an active staff member at |
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both Providence Health Center and at Baylor Scott & |
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White-Hillcrest, where he recently served as chair of the |
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Department of Family Medicine; in addition, he has engaged in |
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collaborative research with Baylor University faculty in the areas |
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of public health, preventative medicine, and mental illness, and he |
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has published over 20 manuscripts on such topics as primary care and |
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population health; he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family |
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Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Dr. Griggs earned his bachelor's |
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degree in English from Abilene Christian University and went on to |
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graduate from The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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Houston; he became chief resident in the FHC Family Medicine |
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Residency Program, and after beginning his career at the FHC |
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Bellmead Community Clinic, he joined the faculty of the residency |
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program; during five years as the program's associate director, he |
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trained more than 150 family physicians; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Griggs contributes to the community as a member |
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of the Prosper Waco Leadership Council and the board of |
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Care4Texans, a local Providence-affiliated, clinically integrated |
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network dedicated to improving health care delivery; in all his |
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endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Erin, and |
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their two children, Julia and Elliot; and |
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WHEREAS, Jackson Griggs has distinguished himself through |
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his professional accomplishments and deep commitment to the health |
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and well-being of Central Texas residents, and it is a pleasure to |
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welcome him to the State Capitol; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Jackson Griggs for his participation |
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in the Physician of the Day program and congratulate him on his |
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appointment as executive director and CEO of Waco Family Health |
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Center; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Griggs as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kacal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1153 was adopted by the House on April |
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18, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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