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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 256 

Designating the week of October 2 through October 8, 2011, as ‘‘National 

Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2011 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. ALEXANDER) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of October 2 through October 8, 2011, 

as ‘‘National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week’’. 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics are nonprofit community-based health care sites that offer primary care and 

wellness services based on the nursing model; 

Whereas the nursing model emphasizes the protection, promotion, and optimization of health, the prevention of illness, the alleviation of suffering, and the diagnosis and 

treatment of illness; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics are led by advanced 

practice nurses and staffed by an interdisciplinary team 

of highly qualified health care professionals; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics offer a broad scope of 

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nesses, routine physical exams, immunizations for adults 

and children, disease screenings, health education, prenatal care, dental care, and drug and alcohol treatment; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics have a proven track 

record, as the first federally funded nurse-managed 

health clinic was created more than 35 years ago; 

Whereas, as of June 2011, more than 250 nurse-managed 

health clinics provided care across the United States and 

recorded more than 2,000,000 client encounters annually; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics serve a unique dual 

role as both health care safety net access points and 

health workforce development sites, given that the majority of nurse-managed health clinics are affiliated with 

schools of nursing and serve as clinical education sites for 

students entering the health profession; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics strengthen the health 

care safety net by expanding access to primary care and 

chronic disease management services for vulnerable and 

medically underserved populations in diverse rural, 

urban, and suburban communities; 

Whereas research has shown that nurse-managed health clinics experience high-patient retention and patient satisfaction rates, and nurse-managed health clinic patients experience higher rates of generic medication fills and lower 

hospitalization rates when compared to similar safety net 

providers; and 

Whereas the use of nurse-managed health clinics offering 

both primary care and wellness services will help meet 

this increased demand in a cost-effective manner: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) designates the week of October 2 through 

2 October 8, 2011, as ‘‘National Nurse-Managed 

3 Health Clinic Week’’; 

4 (2) supports the ideals and goals of National 

5 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week; and 

6 (3) encourages the expansion of nurse-managed 

7 health clinics so that nurse-managed health clinics 

8 may continue to serve as health care workforce de9 velopment sites for the next generation of primary 

10 care providers. 

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