THE BILL ITSELF
HR 8051
Minority Health Month
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House Resolution
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A resolution designating April 2026 as "Minority
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Health Month" in the State of Florida.
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WHEREAS, National Minority Health Month is a month-long
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national initiative to advance health equity across the country
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on behalf of all racial and ethnic minorities, and
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WHEREAS, National Minority Health Month began with Booker
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T. Washington advocating for a National Negro Health Week in
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1915, and
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WHEREAS, in 2002, the United States Congress said that a
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National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month, "should
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be established to promote educational efforts on the health
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problems facing minorities and other health disparity
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populations," and
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WHEREAS, as an example of such health problems and
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disparities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention Office of Health Equity, Black women are three times
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more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related
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causes, and
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WHEREAS, recent peer-reviewed research demonstrates racial
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and ethnic disparities in emergency department care, and a
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national analysis published in 2023, found that non-Hispanic
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Black and Hispanic patients experienced significantly longer
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emergency room wait times than non-Hispanic White patients, even
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after controlling for clinical and demographic factors, with
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wait times for Black and Hispanic patients approximately 40
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percent longer, NOW, THEREFORE,
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
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Florida:
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That April 2026 is designated as "Minority Health Month" in
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the State of Florida.