[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 734 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 734

   Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as ``National 
                   Latino and Latina Physician Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2023

  Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schrier, and Ms. 
Salazar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as ``National 
                   Latino and Latina Physician Day''.

Whereas the Latino and Latina population in the United States will rise from 42 
        million individuals in 2005 to 128 million individuals by 2050;
Whereas Latinos and Latinas comprise 60 percent of the population growth in the 
        United States;
Whereas, by 2050, Latinos and Latinas will account for more than 1 in 4 
        individuals in the United States and 1 in 3 children in the United 
        States;
Whereas only 6 percent of physicians in the United States are Latino or Latina;
Whereas only 2 percent of physicians in the United States are Latina;
Whereas the Latino and Latina population faces significant barriers to medical 
        care, including high poverty, fewer facilities in Latino and Latina 
        communities, and language and cultural barriers;
Whereas a lack of diversity in the medical field leads to worse health outcomes 
        for Latino and Latina patients, including higher rates of chronic 
        disease and maternal mortality;
Whereas research shows that when physicians are of the same ethnicity, culture, 
        and language as the patients of such physicians, care and outcomes 
        improve;
Whereas the health of the Nation depends on increasing diversity in medicine and 
        increasing the number of Latino and Latina physicians;
Whereas the first National Latino and Latina Physician Day occurred across the 
        United States on October 1, 2022, and was supported by multiple national 
        organizations and the Latino and Latina community, including premedical 
        students, resident physicians, and attending physicians; and
Whereas the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day 
        will bring awareness to the benefits Latino and Latina physicians bring 
        to the growing Latino and Latina population and the health of the United 
        States as a whole: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals of increasing the number of Latino 
        and Latina physicians in the United States and increasing 
        diversity in the medical field; and
            (2) supports the designation of National Latino and Latina 
        Physician Day.
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