Full Text of HR0837 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, There are more than 300 medically recognized | 3 | | headache diseases, including cluster headaches and migraine; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Migraine is a genetic, neurobiological disease | 6 | | characterized by episodes known as attacks; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Headache diseases impact one in four households | 8 | | in the United States, with more than 42 million Americans | 9 | | living with headache diseases, including approximately four | 10 | | million who have chronic migraine, meaning they experience 15 | 11 | | or more migraine attacks each month; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Headache diseases are three to four times more | 13 | | prevalent in women, and Native/Indigenous communities have the | 14 | | highest prevalence of disabling headaches in the United | 15 | | States; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Significant disparities in diagnosis, treatment, | 17 | | and outcomes for headache diseases persist, particularly | 18 | | affecting Black, Hispanic, and Native/Indigenous populations | 19 | | who face underdiagnosis and inadequate treatment; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, It is estimated that 40 to 50% of persons living |
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| 1 | | with migraine disease are undiagnosed; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Migraine is the second leading cause of global | 3 | | disability, and notably one of the most disabling for women | 4 | | under 50 years old; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Approximately one in 1,000 people in the United | 6 | | States live with cluster headache disease, medically referred | 7 | | to as one of the most painful conditions a human can | 8 | | experience; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have | 10 | | two to four times the incidence of migraine compared to the | 11 | | general population, likely due to Traumatic Brain Injuries | 12 | | (TBI), and posttraumatic headache occurs in up to 92% of | 13 | | military personnel who have sustained mild TBIs; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Headache diseases are an economic issue, costing | 15 | | U.S. companies upwards of $78 billion dollars each year in | 16 | | direct and indirect costs; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The effects of headache diseases are experienced | 18 | | on a spectrum, presenting with significantly different levels | 19 | | of intensity, frequency, and disability; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Migraine disease impacts all systems of the body, |
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| 1 | | and symptoms may include intense pain, nausea and vomiting, | 2 | | sensitivity to light, sound, smell, and touch, visual | 3 | | disturbances, tinnitus, chills, fatigue, anomic aphasia, or | 4 | | trouble finding words, impaired cognitive function, and | 5 | | numbness and weakness, lasting for four to 72 hours on | 6 | | average; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Stigma and misinformation related to headache | 8 | | disease have stifled research and advances in treatment; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, All persons living with headache diseases deserve | 10 | | fair, equal, timely, and affordable access to new and | 11 | | innovative treatments to live their lives to their fullest | 12 | | potential; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we declare the month of June 2024 as Migraine and Headache | 16 | | Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. |
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