Bill Text: PA HR782 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proclaiming the month of May 2010 as "American Stroke Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 54-27)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-28 - Adopted [HR782 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR782-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3654
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 782 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, BEYER, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, McCALL, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STABACK, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 28, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 28, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Proclaiming the month of May 2010 as "American Stroke Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term
disability and the third leading cause of death in the United
States, killing more than 137,000 people nationwide and more
than 7,000 in this Commonwealth each year; and
WHEREAS, Warning signs of stroke include sudden numbness or
weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the
body; sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble
walking, dizziness and loss of balance or coordination; and
sudden severe headache with no known cause; and
WHEREAS, Americans are more aware of the risk factors and
warning signs for stroke than in the past, but two in five
adults still cannot identify any symptoms; and
WHEREAS, The actions for "American Stroke Month 2010" are to
Take 2 to Save 2 to encourage people to take two minutes to save
two lives by sending two health messages to two people that they
know who may smoke, be overweight, have high blood pressure,
diabetes or a family history of heart disease or stroke who are
at increased risk of being disabled or dying from a stroke, and
promote the program "Power To End Stroke," to reduce stroke in
African Americans, who are at particularly high risk of the
disease, by empowering them to reduce their risk, recognize the
warning signs and respond quickly; and
WHEREAS, New and effective treatments have been developed to
treat and minimize the severity and damaging effects of strokes,
but much more research is needed; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives proclaim May 2010
as "American Stroke Month" in Pennsylvania and urge all the
citizens of this Commonwealth to familiarize themselves with the
risk factors associated with stroke, recognize the warning signs
and symptoms and on first signs of a stroke dial 9-1-1
immediately so that we might begin to reduce the devastating
effects of stroke on our population.
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