HR 87: Designate and commemorate Nurses and Health Professionals Week
The bill aims to recognize the vital role nurses and health professionals play in Ohio's healthcare system. They work tirelessly to care for the sick and injured, promote wellness, and provide critical public health services. The bill designates a week in May as Nurses and Health Professionals Week to raise awareness of the need to support and retain healthcare workers. This includes improving working conditions, ensuring fair wages, and investing in healthcare education and training programs. The bill encourages Ohioans to recognize and honor the contributions of nurses and health professionals by expressing gratitude and supporting healthcare initiatives.
| May. 07, 2025 | Reported: Health |
| May. 07, 2025 | Adopted |
| Apr. 09, 2025 | Introduced and Referred to Committee: Health |
A RESOLUTION
To designate and commemorate May 6 - 12, 2025, as Nurses and Health Professionals Week in the State of Ohio.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio:
WHEREAS, Nurses and health professionals play a vital role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of Ohio residents, providing compassionate, high-quality care in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and homes; and
WHEREAS, These dedicated professionals work tirelessly, often in challenging conditions, to care for the sick and injured, promote wellness, and provide critical public health services; and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic, the current measles outbreak, and the ongoing opiate crisis, among other chronic public health issues, have underscored the indispensable contributions of nurses and health professionals, who have demonstrated extraordinary courage, resilience, and commitment to their patients and communities; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing Nurses and Health Professionals Week serves to raise awareness of the critical need to support and retain health care workers by improving working conditions, ensuring fair wages, and investing in health care education and training programs; and
WHEREAS, The health care sector is a significant contributor to Ohio's economy, with over 200,000 registered nurses and health care professionals working tirelessly to improve individual patient's lives, public health, and enhance community well-being; now therefore be it