Bill Text: HI HR117 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Traumatic Brain Injury; Brain Injury Awareness Month

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-02 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Carroll excused (1). [HR117 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-HR117-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	117
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

designating october 2013 as brain injury awareness month.

 

 

     WHEREAS, brain injury is a serious, national public health epidemic affecting 5.3 million Americans, with a person sustaining a brain injury every twenty-one seconds; and

 

     WHEREAS, each year, at least fifty thousand Americans die and eighty thousand Americans experience the onset of life-long disabilities as a result of sustaining a brain injury; and

 

     WHEREAS, brain injury can affect every aspect of an individual's life, including physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral aspects; and

 

     WHEREAS, the majority of people who suffer from mild or moderate brain injuries recover fully, but the effects, while they last, can be confusing, frightening, and disruptive; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Brain Injury Association of Hawaii is dedicated to improving the quality of life of persons with brain injury; increasing public awareness by providing educational information, resources, and support for individuals who have sustained a brain injury; and promoting prevention of brain injuries in our community; and

 

     WHEREAS, during the month of October 2013, organizations and individuals across the nation will take part in a month-long public education initiative in observance of Brain Injury Awareness Month; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, that October 2013 be designated as Brain Injury Awareness Month to increase public awareness and education regarding the seriousness of brain injuries, support for individuals who have sustained brain injuries, and ways to prevent brain injury; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, and the Brain Injury Association of Hawaii.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Traumatic Brain Injury; Brain Injury Awareness Month