SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 401
         WHEREAS, Promotores and community health workers from
  across the Lone Star State are gathering in Austin on April 14,
  2023, for the 13th annual Día de la Mujer Latina conference; and
         WHEREAS, A promotores and community health workers
  apprenticeship program, Día de la Mujer Latina was established in
  1997 to eliminate health disparities and promote healthy
  behaviors within the Latino community; active in 39 U.S. states
  as well as Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, the
  organization provides access to a wide variety of services,
  including early-detection screenings and preventative care
  interventions, in addition to its certificate training programs
  for promotores and community health workers; and
         WHEREAS, Vital to the communities they serve, promotores
  work tirelessly for preventive care and wellness among the most
  vulnerable and underserved residents in minority populations;
  these dedicated caregivers integrate education about general
  health and the public health care system into a diversity of
  cultures, languages, and value systems, and in so doing, they
  improve access to health care, social services, and insurance
  statewide; moreover, they conduct outreach programs in
  residences, community centers, clinics, and a variety of other
  venues; and
         WHEREAS, More than a quarter century ago, Texas became the
  first state to pass legislation related to outreach and education
  programs for these essential community health workers, and other
  states have since gone on to follow Texas' example; and
         WHEREAS, Promotores and community health workers play a
  critical role in addressing the needs of a significant portion of
  the population, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for
  their invaluable contributions to the health and vitality of the
  Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby commemorate the 13th annual Día de la Mujer
  Latina conference and extend to all promotores and community
  health workers in Texas sincere best wishes for continued success
  with their important work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Día de la Mujer Latina as an expression of high
  regard from the Texas Senate.
 
  Blanco
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 12, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate