Bill Text: TX SR531 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas Promotores and Community Health Workers Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-08 - Reported enrolled [SR531 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR531-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join promotores and community health workers from across the | ||
| state in celebrating April 8, 2019, as Texas Promotores and | ||
| Community Health Workers Day at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Promotores and community health workers have long | ||
| been an invaluable resource in the many communities they serve | ||
| across Texas, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the | ||
| first formal recognition of their profession; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1999, the 76th Texas Legislature enacted | ||
| legislation that recognized the role of promotores and community | ||
| health workers and initiated the process of establishing a | ||
| standardized certification program; the profession was included | ||
| by the United States Department of Labor among its standard job | ||
| classifications in 2010, and the Texas certification program is | ||
| now being replicated in many other states; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Promotores and community health workers are | ||
| trusted community members who work tirelessly to promote | ||
| preventive health care and wellness among the most vulnerable and | ||
| underserved residents in minority populations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These devoted specialists and caregivers | ||
| integrate information about general health and the public health | ||
| care system into the community's culture, language, and value | ||
| systems and thereby improve access to health and social services; | ||
| they conduct outreach programs in residences, community centers, | ||
| clinics, hospitals, schools, worksites, and shelters, and at | ||
| local cultural events, faith-based locales, and social service | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, They play an important role as community health | ||
| and wellness advocates, and they provide culturally and | ||
| linguistically appropriate education and raise awareness about | ||
| the prevention and treatment of illness; they also help community | ||
| members navigate the complexities of accessing health services | ||
| such as early detection screening and treatment of illness as | ||
| well as pain and disease management; these efforts improve the | ||
| quality of care and the level of compliance with prescribed care | ||
| and ultimately save lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend all those participating in the Texas | ||
| Promotores and Community Health Workers Day at the State Capitol | ||
| and extend to them best wishes for a memorable celebration; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Rodríguez, Alvarado | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 8, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
