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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RECOGNIZING THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS OF URI, NE ALLIANCE, AND | |
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HOSPICES OF HOPE ROMANIA FOR THEIR MYRIAD CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE | |
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PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE WORLD COMMUNITY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lanzi, Paiva Weed, Felag, Miller, and Pichardo | |
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Date Introduced: April 25, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, Hospices of Hope Romania (HOH) was founded in 1991 to provide |
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palliative care and improve the quality of life for the terminally ill and their families in Romania |
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and surrounding countries. Their efforts have earned praise and recognition not only from the |
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medical community, but also from the world community for providing excellence in patient care, |
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support and financing for hospice, homecare, and hospitals, and for pursuing and supporting |
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multicultural educational partnerships; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Rhode Island, the New England Alliance for Hospices of |
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Hope – Romania (NE Alliance), and the Hospices of Hope Romania, have joined forces in a |
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humanitarian and educational effort that has produced significant and measurable increases in the |
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standard of care for people in Romania and around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Rhode Island has supported and promoted training, cross |
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cultural multidisciplinary teleconferences, and various collaborative research and publications |
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between the university’s faculty and students and their counterparts in Romania involved in |
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palliative care; and |
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WHEREAS, The NE Alliance has participated as faculty in symposiums in Romania, |
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introduced teleconferencing with Romanian nurses, developed an international partnership model, |
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raised funds for professional development, provided educational resources, and established an on- |
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going mentorship model in their efforts to enhance and advance hospice nursing practices in |
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Romania; and |
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WHEREAS, Mohandas Gandhi once stated, “You must be the change you wish to see |
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in the world.” The relationship among URI, the NE Alliance, and the HOH has established an |
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exemplary model of how collaboration can be a catalyst that overcomes language, cultural, and |
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governmental barriers, and serves not only as an example for others to emulate, but also as a |
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beacon of hope to those in need; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby recognizes and honors the University of Rhode Island, the NE Alliance, and the Hospices |
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of Hope Romania for their outstanding collaboration and contributions; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the University of Rhode Island, the NE |
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Alliance, and the Hospices of Hope Romania. |
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