Full Text of HR0828 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Spondyloarthritis is the name given to a family | 3 | | of closely related, chronic rheumatic diseases that pose a | 4 | | major health concern in the United States, impacting one in | 5 | | 100 Americans; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Spondyloarthritis affects 3.2 million adults in | 7 | | the U.S., more than RA, ALS, and MS combined; it can occur | 8 | | early in life and is a condition for which there is no known | 9 | | cure; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Many women, especially Black women, impacted by | 11 | | the disease remain undiagnosed due to inadequate awareness, | 12 | | with the average diagnostic delay being seven to 10 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, There are fewer than 400 pediatric | 14 | | rheumatologists in the U.S., and approximately one-fourth of | 15 | | the 300,000 children with arthritis must travel 80 or more | 16 | | miles to see a rheumatologist; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Spondyloarthritis includes ankylosing | 18 | | spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, | 19 | | enteropathic arthritis, juvenile spondyloarthritis, | 20 | | undifferentiated spondyloarthritis, peripheral | 21 | | spondyloarthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and |
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| 1 | | non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Symptoms of spondyloarthritis typically begin | 3 | | before the age of 45, with early signs including frequent pain | 4 | | and stiffness in the lower back and buttocks and pain in a | 5 | | peripheral joint, such as the hip, ankle, elbow, heel, or | 6 | | shoulder; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, A portion of people with spondyloarthritis will | 8 | | progress to spinal fusion and will become prone to fractures, | 9 | | thoracic kyphosis, or eroded peripheral joints, especially the | 10 | | hips and shoulders; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Complications from spondyloarthritis may cause | 12 | | serious inflammation in other organs, including the heart, | 13 | | lungs, skin, gastrointestinal tract, nerves, and eyes; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Early diagnosis is critical in effectively | 15 | | treating the disease, preventing certain complications, | 16 | | reducing medical disability, and improving quality of life and | 17 | | function for those impacted with spondyloarthritis; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, An increase in awareness of spondyloarthritis and | 19 | | its symptoms, with both medical professionals and the general | 20 | | public, can increase the likelihood of earlier diagnosis with | 21 | | all of its benefits to patients and society; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, People living with this potentially debilitating | 2 | | disease should be provided with the resources, education, and | 3 | | support needed for a timely diagnosis and improved treatment | 4 | | outcomes so that they can live their lives to the fullest; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we declare May of 2022 "Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month" in | 9 | | the State of Illinois.
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