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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Promotores and community health workers from across |
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the Lone Star State are gathering in Austin on April 14, 2023, for |
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the 13th annual Día de la Mujer Latina conference; and |
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WHEREAS, A promotores and community health workers |
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apprenticeship program, Día de la Mujer Latina was established in |
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1997 to eliminate health disparities and promote healthy behaviors |
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within the Latino community; active in 39 U.S. states as well as |
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Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, the organization |
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provides access to a wide variety of services, including |
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early-detection screenings and preventative care interventions, in |
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addition to its certificate training programs for promotores and |
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community health workers; and |
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WHEREAS, Vital to the communities they serve, promotores work |
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tirelessly for preventive care and wellness among the most |
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vulnerable and underserved residents in minority populations; |
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these dedicated caregivers integrate education about general |
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health and the public health care system into a diversity of |
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cultures, languages, and value systems, and in so doing, they |
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improve access to health care, social services, and insurance |
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statewide; moreover, they conduct outreach programs in residences, |
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community centers, clinics, and a variety of other venues; and |
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WHEREAS, More than a quarter century ago, Texas became the |
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first state to pass legislation related to outreach and education |
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programs for these essential community health workers, and other |
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states have since gone on to follow Texas' example; and |
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WHEREAS, Promotores and community health workers play a |
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critical role in addressing the needs of a significant portion of |
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the population, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for |
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their invaluable contributions to the health and vitality of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate the 13th annual Día de la Mujer Latina |
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conference and extend to all promotores and community health |
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workers in Texas sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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their 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 Día de la Mujer Latina as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas Senate. |