HR 9113

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution welcoming and commending the members of the
3	Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated.
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5	WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, is a highly respected
6	international organization of more than 10,000 professional,
7	accomplished, dedicated women of African ancestry in 274
8	chapters located in 42 states and three countries, its mission
9	being to promote friendship and purposeful community service,
10	and
11	WHEREAS, members of The Links are committed role models,
12	mentors, activists, and volunteers who, through the
13	organization's International Trends and Services, National
14	Trends and Services, The Arts, and Services to Youth, work to
15	offer opportunities and hope to those who are educationally
16	disadvantaged and culturally deprived, and
17	WHEREAS, the National Trends and Services of The Links,
18	Incorporated, addresses issues relating to education and health
19	and wellness, focusing on legislation in these areas as they
20	impact society at large and African Americans in particular, and
21	WHEREAS, critical priorities of the Southern Area of The
22	Links, Incorporated, include the need for eliminating health
23	disparities in conformity with the federal Healthy People 2010
24	program, which established national health objectives designed
25	to identify the most significant preventable threats to the
26	health of African Americans and targeted six focus areas that
27	disproportionately impact the health of African Americans,
28	including infant mortality, cancer, cardiovascular disease,
29	diabetes, HIV infections/AIDS, and immunizations, and
30	WHEREAS, Links from around the State of Florida have
31	assembled on March 31, 2005, to demonstrate their support for
32	the 2004 Florida Legislature's enactment of Healthy People 2010
33	legislation promoting elimination of health disparities and to
34	express their gratitude to the Members for their prudent action
35	in addressing this crucial health and wellness societal need,
36	NOW, THEREFORE,
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38	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
39	Florida:
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41	That the House of Representatives welcomes the members of
42	the Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated, led by Margaret
43	Thompson Johnson, and commends their commitment to providing
44	access to equitable health care services to all Floridians and
45	thus affording an opportunity for increased years of good health
46	and quality of life for the citizens of Florida.
47	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
48	presented to the Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated, as a
49	tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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