Full Text of HR0413 095th General Assembly
HR0413 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On behalf of the citizens of Illinois, the members | 3 |
| of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to join | 4 |
| the American Stroke Association, a division of the American | 5 |
| Heart Association, in celebrating May 2007 as American Stroke | 6 |
| Month in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Stroke Survivors Empowering Each Other (SSEEO), a | 8 |
| first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation group of stroke survivors from | 9 |
| all parts of Illinois is meeting in Springfield May 15-16, | 10 |
| 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The themes for American Stroke Month 2007 are | 12 |
| "Young People and Stroke" to educate the public and | 13 |
| policymakers about the devastating effects of stroke in young | 14 |
| people under age 30, and "Igniting the Power" to end stroke in | 15 |
| African Americans, who are at particularly high risk of the | 16 |
| disease, by empowering them to reduce their risk, recognize the | 17 |
| warning signs, and respond quickly; and
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| WHEREAS, Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the | 19 |
| United States, killing about 150,000 Americans each year; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term | 21 |
| disability with more than 1.1 million American adults |
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| experiencing functional limitations or difficulty with | 2 |
| activities of daily living resulting from a stroke; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Americans are more aware of the risk factors and | 4 |
| warning signs for stroke than in the past, but still less than | 5 |
| one in five adults can correctly classify all stroke symptoms; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Warning signs of stroke include sudden numbness or | 8 |
| weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the | 9 |
| body; sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding; | 10 |
| sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble | 11 |
| walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination; and sudden | 12 |
| severe headache with no known cause; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Stroke leads to the death of more than 7,500 | 14 |
| citizens of Illinois each year and disables thousands more; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, New and effective treatments have been developed | 16 |
| to treat and minimize the severity and damaging effects of | 17 |
| strokes, but much more research is needed; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| proclaim May 2007 to be American Stroke Month in the State of | 21 |
| Illinois and urge all the citizens of our State to familiarize |
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| themselves with the warning signs, symptoms, and risk factors | 2 |
| associated with stroke so that we might begin to reduce the | 3 |
| devastating effects of stroke on our population.
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