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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Congenital Heart Defects are the most frequently |
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| occurring birth defect and the leading cause of birth defect |
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| related deaths worldwide; and
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| WHEREAS, Although each year 40,000 babies are born in the |
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| United States with Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs), newborns |
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| with potentially life-threatening conditions are not routinely |
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| screened; and
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| WHEREAS, Nearly twice as many children die from congenital |
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| heart defects as from all childhood cancers combined, yet |
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| research for cancer receives five times the funding; and
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| WHEREAS, Many cases of sudden cardiac death in young |
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| athletes are caused by undiagnosed CHDs and Childhood-Onset |
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| Heart Disease; and
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| WHEREAS, Raising awareness about CHDs is important; it will |
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| provide hope for families of CHD survivors and comfort to those |
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| whose loved ones have lost their battles; it will inform the |
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| general public about the symptoms of CHDs and possibly save |
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| lives; and it will affirm the need for increased funding to |
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| researchers and medical professionals so they can continue |
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| their work to improve the outlook for CHD patients; and
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| WHEREAS, The month of February has been designated as |
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| Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare February of |
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| 2006 to be Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month in the State |
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| of Illinois, and we encourage all citizens to increase |
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| awareness, education, and services for Congenital Heart |
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| Defects which each year affect thousands of babies in Illinois; |
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