Bill Text: GA HR1380 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Wilkins, Dominique; NBA Hall of Famer; Georgia's Diabetes Ambassador; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-02-09 - House Read and Adopted [HR1380 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR1380-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 1380

By: Representative Cox of the 102nd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins as Georgia's Diabetes Ambassador; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, diabetes is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way; and

WHEREAS, untreated and poorly managed, diabetes has been medically proven to lead to blindness, kidney failure, amputation, heart attack, and stroke and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for a similar number of deaths each year as
HIV/AIDS; and

WHEREAS, in Georgia, the number of people living with diabetes has continued to grow by 20 percent over five years to currently more than 715,000 people diagnosed with diabetes and another 214,000 people undiagnosed but susceptible to the disease, commonly known as pre-diabetes; and

WHEREAS, without aggressive societal action, the number of people living with diabetes in Georgia will more than double to 1,697,000 people in the next 20 years, cutting life short for these people by 10-20 years; and

WHEREAS, without aggressive societal action, the economic burden of diabetes on the State of Georgia is expected to grow from $5 billion each year to nearly $12 billion in the next 20 years; and

WHEREAS, a Diabetes Ambassador is an individual who is active in the local health community, is personally affected by diabetes, has state-wide prominence and name recognition, and is an effective diabetes community advocate and liaison between state health officials and the greater community; and

WHEREAS, Dominique Wilkins was diagnosed with diabetes almost ten years ago and works with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; he is a respected, notable member of his community, a graduate of the University of Georgia and a former Atlanta Hawks player who has been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Dominique Wilkins possesses the requisite qualifications to be a successful Diabetes Ambassador, and his advocacy in the area of diabetes is worthy of recognition.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins as Georgia's Diabetes Ambassador.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Dominique Wilkins and the Georgia Department of Human Services.