Senate Resolution 142

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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