RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
United States Congress designate the southern division of the United States District
Court for Maryland located in Beltsville, Maryland in northwestern Prince George's
County as the "Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
Legislative Reference to the Honorable George J. Mitchell, Majority Leader of the
Senate; the Honorable Robert J. Dole, Minority Leader of the Senate; the Honorable
Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and the Honorable Robert H.
Michel, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and the Honorable Barbara S.
Mikulski, U. S. Senator from Maryland, the Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes, U. S. Senator
from Maryland, the Honorable Steny Hamilton Hoyer, U. S. Representative 5th
Congressional District, and the Honorable Albert R. Wynn, U. S. Representative 4th
Congressional District.

Signed May 27, 1993.

Joint Resolution No. 4
(House Joint Resolution No. 7)

A House Joint Resolution concerning

Primary Health Care Manpower Distribution - Access by Underserved Populations and

Remote Rural Indigent Communities

FOR the purpose of recommending certain actions to promote access to primary health
care manpower among certain underserved populations and rural communities; and
generally relating to primary health care in certain underserved populations and
rural communities.

WHEREAS, Indigent underserved populations and remote rural communities are
unable to recruit and retain primary care physicians and mid-level health professionals to
provide access to care; and

WHEREAS, Negative health indices, such as infant mortality, cancer rates, and the
incidence of such chronic illnesses as diabetes and hypertension are more prevalent in
these communities than in the general population; and

WHEREAS, Consistent access to affordable primary health care services will
reduce the incidence of negative health indices in underserved populations and remote
rural communities; and

WHEREAS, The State of Maryland appropriates several million dollars each year
to graduate medical education programs operated by the University of Maryland School
of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and

WHEREAS, The University of Maryland medical education programs have strong
family medicine and primary care training programs; and

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