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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
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