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SENATE MEMORIAL 78
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
John Pinto
A MEMORIAL
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED FUNDING BEYOND 2008 FOR THE
SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.
WHEREAS, the special diabetes program for Native Americans
funded through the Indian health service is designed to promote
improved health care among the Native American community
through special diabetes prevention and treatment services
projects with objectives and priorities determined at the local
level; and
WHEREAS, the special diabetes program for Native Americans
funds demonstration projects conducted at sites across the
United States targeting Native American communities that are at
high risk for developing type 2 diabetes and focusing on
lifestyle changes through education and community activities;
and
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WHEREAS, the authorization for the funding of the Indian
health services special diabetes program for Native Americans
expires in 2008 and will leave a service gap in the Native
American community for primary, secondary and tertiary diabetes
prevention and treatment and related data collection; and
WHEREAS, the special diabetes program for Native Americans
has created innovative and culturally appropriate strategies
that address diabetes in Native Americans and has significantly
enhanced diabetes care and education in the Native American
communities in New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the special diabetes program for Native Americans
has improved diabetes surveillance, provided technical
assistance, improved provider networks and built significant
infrastructure where there was none, and basic programs have
become centers of excellence; and
WHEREAS, the special diabetes program for Native Americans
has demonstrated innovation and leadership for improved
diabetes care for American Indian programs that provide
assistance to the Native American communities in New Mexico;
and
WHEREAS, the special diabetes program for Native Americans
funding formula for grantees is based on user population and
disease burden within New Mexico, and continued funding will
ensure the health and welfare of Native American communities in
New Mexico; and
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WHEREAS, diabetes has a higher prevalence among Native
Americans, who represent eight percent of New Mexico's
population;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
OF NEW MEXICO that it recognize the rising number of diagnosed
cases of diabetes among the Native American communities in New
Mexico and that continued need for diabetes prevention and
treatment remains; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it express its support for
continued funding of the special diabetes program for Native
Americans beyond 2008 and support the purposes and practices of
diabetes prevention and treatment within the Native American
communities in New Mexico; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it urge congress and the
president of the United States to continue funding of the
special diabetes program for Native Americans beyond 2008; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the president of the United States, the
president of the Navajo Nation, the speaker of the Navajo
Nation council, the president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe,
the president of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, the governors of
the nineteen Indian pueblos in New Mexico, the members of the
New Mexico congressional delegation, the governor, the
secretary of health and the secretary of Indian affairs.
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