| Resolution Number: | 2022-D098 |
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| Title: | Promote Public Health and Disease Prevention |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church affirms the role of the church and its ministers in promoting public health and disease prevention; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention affirms that all ministers have a sacred responsibility to promote public health, the prevention of preventable disease, and the implementation of safeguards to keep congregations and communities safe; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes the many healthcare disparities exposed and made greater in our ethnic and minority communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and encourages all ministers to find ways to advocate and bring healing to communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes that addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the underrepresented and vulnerable is not only a public health concern but also an issue of equity, racial and social justice; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes that many of our non-domestic and foreign dioceses have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to our domestic dioceses; and be it further
Resolved, That Conventions encourage all church-wide and diocesan bodies to find ways to address disparities disproportionately impacting underrepresented and vulnerable communities, mission areas and dioceses.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 878-879. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Mrs. Heather Rodriguez |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Churchwide Leadership |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Churchwide Leadership presented its Report #6 on Resolution D098 (The Promotion of Public Health) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D098)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church affirms the role of the church and its ministers in promoting public health and disease prevention; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention affirms that all ministers have a sacred responsibility to promote public health, the prevention of preventable disease, and the implementation of safeguards to keep congregations and communities safe; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes the many healthcare disparities exposed and made greater in our ethnic and minority communities and encourages all minister to find ways to advocate and bring healing to communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes that addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the underrepresented and vulnerable is not only a public health concern but also an issue of equity, racial and social justice; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes that many of our non-domestic and foreign dioceses have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to our domestic dioceses; and be it further
Resolved, That the Conventions encourages all church-wide and diocesan bodies to find ways to address disparities disproportionately impacted underrepresented and vulnerable communities and dioceses.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church affirms the role of the church and its ministers in promoting public health and disease prevention, and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention affirms that all ministers have a sacred responsibility to promote public health, the prevention of preventable disease, and the implementation of safeguards to keep congregations and communities safe; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes the many healthcare disparities exposed and made greater in our ethnic and minority communities and encourages all minister to find ways to advocate and bring healing to communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes that addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the underrepresented and vulnerable is not only a public health concern but also an issue of equity, racial and social justice; and be it further
Resolved, That Convention recognizes that many of our non-domestic and foreign dioceses have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to our domestic dioceses; and be it further
Resolved, That the Conventions encourages all church-wide and diocesan bodies to find ways to address disparities disproportionately impacting ed underrepresented and vulnerable communities, mission areas and dioceses.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #43)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Churchwide Leadership presented its Report #14 on HD Message #43 on Resolution D098 (The Promotion of Public Health) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #342)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention affirms the role of the Church in promoting public health and encourages church-wide and diocesan bodies to find ways to address the disproportionate impact of health care disparities on underrepresented and vulnerable communities. |
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| Notes: | Many resolutions concurred by the House of Bishops on Day 3 resulted in two messages being sent to the House of Deputies. The Acts of Convention followed the Journal Editor’s lead in using the second message number as the official message. House of Bishops Message #342 was preceded by House of Bishops Message #276. |