SJ 176 — Commending Neighborhood Health.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108334D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

176 NE OfferedN February 29, 2024 Commending Neighborhood Health.

––––––––––Agreed Tto Patrons––Ebbinby the Senate, March 6, 2024 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2024 O L Virginia is celebrating more than two and Favola;a half decades of service;

Delegates:andit organization in Northern WHEREAS, Neighborhood Health's mission is to improve health and advance health equity in L Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County by providing high quality primary care regardless of ability Eo payWHEREAS, in its 26 years of service, Neighborhood Health has remained committed to the vision D that everyone in the community deserves access to high quality health care;

Bennett-Parker,and Hope,WHEREAS, LopezNeighborhood Health traces its roots to the Arlandria Clinic for Women and McClureChildren Rand ––––––––––was WHEREAS,subsequently known as Alexandria Neighborhood Health,Health aServices, primaryInc., healthcarewhich safetybecame netNorthern nonprofitVirWHEREAS, organizationNeighborhood Health has worked tirelessly to increase access to care for the most underserved individuals in Northern VirginiaVirginia, isserving celebrating more than two37,000 andpatients ain half2023 decadescompared ofto service;1,500 patients during its first year;

and DS WHEREAS, Neighborhood Health's missionpatients isare topredominately improvelow-income, healthuninsured, andor advance7 healthanderinsured, equityethnically inand Alexandria,racially Arlington,diverse, and Fairfaxhave Countyfew byother providingoptions highfor qualityaccessing primaryhigh-quality carecaEe; regardless of ability to payWHEREAS, in its 26 years of service, Neighborhood Health has remained committed to the vision that everyone in the community deserves access to high quality health care;

and E WHEREAS, Neighborhood Health tracesprovides itsprimary rootsmedical tocare thefor Arlandriaadults Clinicand forchildren, Womenchronic andR Childrendisease care, pediatrics and wasnewborn subsequentlycare, knownwomen's ashealth Alexandriacare, Neighborhoodprenatal Healthcare, Services,dental Inc.,care, whichbehavioral becamehealth, Northernfamily Virginia'splanning, firstHIV federallycare qualifiedand healthprevention, centeroptometry, inpharmacy, 2004;lab services, immunizations, and COVID-19 testing and vaccinations;

andandeenings, WHEREAS,family Neighborhoodsupport Healthservices, hashealth workedinsurance tirelesslyenrollment, toWHEREAS, increaseNeighborhood accessHealth tooperates care15 forclinics the most underserved individuals in Northernhigh-need Virginia,areas serving more than 37,000 patients in 2023Alexandria, comparedArlington, to 1,5WHEREAS, Neighborhood Health's patients are predominately low-income, uninsured, or underinsured, ethnically and raciallyFairfax diverse,County; and have few other options for accessing high-quality care;

and WHEREAS, Neighborhood Health providesis primaryaccredited medicalby careThe forJoint adultsCommission, andcertified children,as chronica SServices diseaseAdministration care,for pediatricsits andhigh-quality newborncare; care, women's health care, prenatal care, dental care, beh7vioral health, family planning, HIV care and prevention, optometry, pharmacy, lab services, immunizati6ns, nutrition and health education, cancer screenings, family support services, health insurance enrollment, andWHEREAS, Neighborhood Health operates 15 clinics in high-need areas in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County;

and nationally by the Health Resources and WHEREAS, Neighborhood Health isplayed accrediteda byleading Therole Jointin Commission,the certifiedresponse asto athe Patient-CenteredCOVID-19 Medicalpandemic, Home,administering andmore hasthan been76,000 recognizedtests, nationallydistributing by30,000 theself-tests Healthand Resources13,000 N95 masks, and Servicespartnership Administrationwith forfaith itsorganizations, high-qualityfood care;banks, nonprofit organizations, and local agencies;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, Neighborhoodbe Healthit playedRESOLVED aby leadingthe roleSenate, in the responseHouse toof theDelegates COVID-19concurring, pandemic,That administeringthe moreGeneral thanAssembly 76,000hereby tests,commend distributingNeighborhood 30,000Health self-testsfor andproviding 13,000critical N95primary masks,health care and 35improving partnershipthe withlives faithof organizations,and, foodbe banks,itof nonprofitfamilies organizations,in Alexandria, Arlington, and localFairfax agencies;County for more than 25 consecutive years;

now, 36 therefore, be it 37 RESOLVED byFURTHER, theThat Senate, the HouseClerk of Delegates concurring, That the GeneralSenate Assemblyprepare herebya /copy 38of commendthis Neighborhoodresolution Health for providingpresentation criticalto primaryNeighborhood healthHealth careas andan improvingexpression the lives of 39the thousandsGeneral ofAssembly's familiesadmiration infor Alexandria,the Arlington,organization's andsignificant Fairfaxcontributions Countyto forpublic morehealth thanin 25Northern consecutiveVirginia. years;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for organization's significant contributions to public health in Northern Virginia.admiration for the