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