WHEREAS, the League of United Latin American Citizens supports the purpose of fostering and enlarging the opportunities for training, education, civil rights, job opportunities, housing, economic development and welfare of all Hispanic citizens of the United States; and

WHEREAS, Latino communities throughout the country including Arizona urban and rural areas are facing multi-level barriers to health care such as: the lack of access to services, insufficient providers and poor quality of medical care. In addition, environmental factors such as poor air and water quality in the border communities trigger respiratory illnesses such as asthma; and

WHEREAS, health disparities is evidenced by the impact of diseases such as diabetes, HIV and other diseases among Latino Communities in Arizona, and by the increased number of cases of congenital syphilis among Latinas in Maricopa County.

WHEREAS, legal status, acculturation, limited English proficiency; unemployment and other social stress factors place Latino youths at high risk for mental illness such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorders, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorders.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the national membership of the League of United Latin American Citizens support Arizona LULAC in their request from the Arizona State Governor's Office and the Arizona Department of Health Services Office for funding for the implementation of health prevention and community education programs for the Latino Community to meet the goals of Arizona Healthy People 2010.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the League of United Latin American Citizens work on a national basis with public officials, government authorities, and the private sector for the creation and support of a range of goals for the betterment of social justice and environmental living conditions for Latino Communities.

Submitted by Mary L. Fimbres, Arizona State Director and Richard G. Fimbres, National VP for the Farwest.

Approved this 29th day of June, 2002.

Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President