Full Text of HR0792 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we declare August of
2022 as "Free and Charitable Clinic | 19 | | Month" in the State of
Illinois in order to create community | 20 | | awareness of the mission
and availability of free and | 21 | | charitable clinics across the
State so that residents who are | 22 | | without insurance or are
underinsured can receive access to | 23 | | vital medical care; and be 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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