House Resolution 155

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2        BY  BODDICKER, DRAKE, BOGGESS, EICHHORN,
  1  3              GRANZOW, MADDOX, and CARROLL
  1  4 A Resolution urging the federal government to establish
  1  5    a National Center for Rural and Agricultural
  1  6    Behavioral Health in Iowa.
  1  7    WHEREAS, Iowa is widely recognized as a leading
  1  8 agricultural producing state in the world and its
  1  9 farmers and rural residents are recognized for their
  1 10 work ethic in providing food and other products to
  1 11 consumers in this nation and the world; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, persons in rural America, including farm
  1 13 families, are affected by a number of health issues,
  1 14 including those relating to improving physical safety,
  1 15 alleviating stress, and promoting family
  1 16 relationships; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, Iowa has a number of outstanding state and
  1 18 local institutions, including universities, which
  1 19 administer programs that focus upon agriculture,
  1 20 health, and rural health, and which include the Center
  1 21 for Rural Health and Primary Care; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, there is a vital need for a national rural
  1 23 behavioral health initiative in order to provide
  1 24 opportunities to rural populations and families who do
  1 25 not have access to appropriate care; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, preliminary planning and work by
  1 27 individuals and organizations in Iowa and in other
  1 28 upper midwestern states have concluded that there is a
  1 29 need for a National Center for Rural and Agricultural
  1 30 Behavioral Health; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  1    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  2 That the United States Congress, together with
  2  3 interested private and public interests, is urged to
  2  4 cooperate at all levels to assist in the planning,
  2  5 funding, and development of a National Center for
  2  6 Rural and Agricultural Behavioral Health to be
  2  7 established in Iowa; and
  2  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this
  2  9 Resolution be sent to the President of the United
  2 10 States, the United States Secretary of Agriculture,
  2 11 the United States Secretary of Labor, the United
  2 12 States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
  2 13 President of the Senate of the United States, the
  2 14 Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United
  2 15 States, the Chair of the United States Senate
  2 16 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the
  2 17 Chair of the United States House of Representatives
  2 18 Committee on Agriculture, and the members of Iowa's
  2 19 congressional delegation.
  2 20 LSB 7003HH 80
  2 21 da/cf/24