HR95: HR95 Community health workers; commend

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it is a formal statement from the House of Representatives recognizing and praising community health workers, who act as trusted links between communities and health or social service systems. The resolution describes what community health workers do, including cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, basic health screenings, and community outreach. It notes that 25 states offer professional certification for this workforce and cites research showing effectiveness in areas like maternal and child health, chronic disease, and immunization. The House resolves to commend these workers, encourage collaboration to raise awareness of their importance, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Formally commends community health workers for their contributions to public health in Georgia.
• States the House's support for efforts to raise awareness of community health workers at the local and state level.
• Expresses support for work reducing health disparities and improving well-being in underserved communities.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Does not create, fund, or change any program, requirement, or law; it is a statement of praise and support.

Community health workers themselves, the community-based organizations and networks that employ or coordinate them, and residents of underserved communities who rely on health and social service outreach are all named or described in the resolution's text.

Because this is a commendation resolution, it does not create funding, certification, or legal requirements for community health workers in Georgia. Its practical effect is symbolic: it publicly acknowledges this workforce's role and signals legislative interest in raising awareness of their work.

• The whereas clauses define a community health worker as a trusted, community-connected liaison between residents and health or social service systems.
• The whereas clauses note that 25 states have established professional certification for community health workers, though Georgia's certification status is not addressed.
• The resolved clause has the House commend community health workers and encourage collaboration to raise awareness of their importance.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.

1. 2025-01-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)Primary sponsor
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)
• Darlene Taylor (R, HD-173)
• Bill Yearta (R, HD-152)
• Karen Mathiak (R, HD-082)

• community health workers
• public health
• health disparities
• legislative commendation