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A Resolution
To support the efforts of the CSRA Partnership for Community Health
to improve quality and access to health care for low-income,
uninsured persons in the Augusta area.
WHEREAS, the people of our city recognize the importance of access quality
health care services for all persons, especially the poor and disenfranchised; and
WHEREAS, we recognize that the problem of lack of adequate health care
. coverage affects tens of thousands of our area residents; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the need for a family-centered system of health care
forthe low-income uninsured that is integrated with existing social services and
programs; and
WHEREAS, the CSRA Partnership for Community Health, a consortium of over
30 community organizations has demonstrated its ability to collaboratively plan and
implement new programs and services to address the problems of low-income, uninsured
persons; and '
WHEREAS, the CSRA Partnership for Community Health has demonstrated a
steadfast commitment to expand its efforts to rethink and reorganize services and funding
for the uninsured; and
WHEREAS, the CSRA Partnership for Community Health has launched a major
planning initiative to create a new enrollment-based safety net program for low-,income
uninsured persons; and
WHEREAS, the CSRA Partnership for Community Health proposes to engage a
broad based coalition of stakeholders in the issue of the low-income. uninsured to identify
and secure sustained funding for the safety-net program;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we the leadership of the city pledge
our support for the efforts of the CSRA Partnership for Community Health and we pledge
our commitment to doing all in our power to address the issues of the low-income
uninsured to assure that all persons in the community have access to quality health care
services,
Done in open meeting _this -11- day of ~ ' 1
MAYOR,AUG