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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
HONORING FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND ADVOCACY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, | |
Date Introduced: April 16, 2026 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Family medicine physicians provide comprehensive and patient-centered |
2 | care to individuals and families across all ages, genders, and conditions; and |
3 | WHEREAS, These physicians serve as the frontline of our healthcare system, improving |
4 | health outcomes, reducing costs, and strengthening communities through preventive care and |
5 | early intervention; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Family medicine physicians play a critical role in addressing public health |
7 | challenges, including chronic disease, behavioral health needs, and health disparities; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Advocacy Day on April 16, 2026, brings together family medicine |
9 | physicians from across Rhode Island to engage with policymakers and promote policies that |
10 | expand access to care, support primary care, and improve the health of all Rhode Islanders; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island recognizes the dedication, expertise, and |
12 | compassionate service of family medicine physicians, as well as their commitment to advancing a |
13 | more equitable and effective healthcare system; now, therefore be it |
14 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
15 | honors family medicine physicians on the occasion of their Advocacy Day on April 16, 2026, at |
16 | the Rhode Island State House and expresses its gratitude for their invaluable contributions to the |
17 | health and well-being of the people of Rhode Island; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
2 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Rhode Island Academy of Family |
3 | Physicians. |
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