Full Text of SR0960 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Free & Charitable
| 3 | | Clinics improves access to quality health care for 100,000
| 4 | | low-income individuals who are uninsured or underinsured by
| 5 | | strengthening free and charitable clinics, fostering | 6 | | partnerships,
educating the public, and advocating for health | 7 | | policy; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2021, the | 9 | | number of
Illinois residents with health insurance declined, | 10 | | and health care for 800,000 residents in Illinois is | 11 | | imminently
needed; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Free and charitable clinics have a mission to
| 13 | | serve the uninsured and underinsured by providing a range of
| 14 | | health care services, including medical, dental, | 15 | | pharmaceutical,
and mental and behavioral health; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Free and charitable clinics provide community
| 17 | | health resources that include COVID tests and vaccines as well | 18 | | as health education and services on a wide range of topics, | 19 | | including diabetes hypertension, diet, exercise, home health, | 20 | | and medicine administration; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Free & Charitable
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| 1 | | Clinics operates over 52 free and charitable clinics across
| 2 | | Illinois that are located in both rural and urban areas of the | 3 | | State,
providing visits to approximately 40,000 patients
| 4 | | annually; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Doctors, nurses, and other health care | 6 | | professionals have provided more than 580,000 thousand | 7 | | volunteer hours of medical care, administered over 15,000 | 8 | | COVID-19 vaccines, cared for over 42,000 patients in the | 9 | | clinics, and reached over 60,000 in
community outreach and | 10 | | engagement; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Free and charitable clinics in Illinois are truly
| 12 | | an invaluable resource for Illinois residents who are without
| 13 | | insurance or are underinsured and provide access to
| 14 | | life-saving medical care that would otherwise be unavailable | 15 | | or
more costly; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare August of | 18 | | 2022 as "Free and Charitable Clinic Month" in the State of | 19 | | Illinois in order to create community awareness of the mission | 20 | | and availability of free and charitable clinics across the | 21 | | State so that residents who are without insurance or are | 22 | | underinsured can receive access to vital medical care; and be | 23 | | it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we express our gratitude and admiration for
| 2 | | the important work the many free and charitable clinics,
| 3 | | volunteer doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals
| 4 | | do for our great citizens throughout the State of Illinois; | 5 | | and
be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the Illinois Association of Free & Charitable
| 8 | | Clinics as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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