SR307 - Recognizing March 24 through 30, 2025, as National Area Health Education Center Week.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 307          WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to   recognize Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center in   Laredo and to join in celebrating March 24 through 30, 2025, as   National Area Health Education Center Week; and          WHEREAS, The Area Health Education Center program was   created by the United States Congress in 1971 with the goal to   recruit, train, and retain a health professions workforce   committed to underserved and rural populations by partnering   with academic institutions, local health care providers, and   community-based organizations to provide education and clinical   training; and          WHEREAS, The Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education   Center, which was established in 1993, is a nonprofit corporation   and has served more than 600,622 individuals in Dimmit, Duval,   Jim Hogg, LaSalle, Starr, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata Counties with   a wide range of programs; and          WHEREAS, More than 160 alumni of the center are currently   practicing as health care providers; more than 90 percent of   program participants reported pursuing a higher education, and   more than 94 percent reported that the center influenced their   choice of career in the health care field; and          WHEREAS, The center provides accredited continuing   education conferences for practicing professionals, pipeline   programs for students of all ages to spark an interest in health   careers, and information to improve the health status and quality   of life for residents in the region; and          WHEREAS, For over three decades, the Mid Rio Grande Border   Area Health Education Center in Laredo has played a vital role in   the provision of quality health education in South Texas, and it   is truly fitting that this esteemed organization and similar   centers nationwide receive special recognition for strengthening   the health professions workforce and improving access to quality   care; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby commend all who contribute to Mid Rio Grande   Border Area Health Education Center on their invaluable efforts   to improve health care in Texas and in underserved regions across   the country and extend to all best wishes for a successful   National Area Health Education Center Week; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for   the center as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.     Zaffirini                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on March 25, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate