House Resolution 51 - Introduced PAG LIN H.R. ________ S.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY ROBERTS, ABDUL-SAMAD, ALONS, ANDERSON, 1 3 ARNOLD, BAILEY, BAUDLER, BELL, BERRY, BOAL, 1 4 BUKTA, CHAMBERS, CLUTE, COHOON, DANDEKAR, 1 5 DAVITT, DE BOEF, DEYOE, DOLECHECK, DRAKE, 1 6 FOEGE, FORD, FORRISTALL, FREVERT, GASKILL, 1 7 GAYMAN, GIPP, GRANZOW, GRASSLEY, GREINER, 1 8 HEATON, HEDDENS, HOFFMAN, HORBACH, HUNTER, 1 9 HUSEMAN, HUSER, JACOBS, JACOBY, JOCHUM, 1 10 KAUFMANN, KELLEY, KRESSIG, KUHN, LENSING, 1 11 LUKAN, LYKAM, MASCHER, MAY, MERTZ, H. MILLER, 1 12 L. MILLER, MURPHY, OLDSON, D. OLSON, 1 13 R. OLSON, S. OLSON, T. OLSON, PALMER, 1 14 PAULSEN, PETERSEN, PETTENGILL, QUIRK, 1 15 RAECKER, RANTS, RASMUSSEN, RAYHONS, REASONER, 1 16 REICHERT, SANDS, SCHICKEL, SCHUELLER, 1 17 SHOMSHOR, SMITH, SODERBERG, STAED, STRUYK, 1 18 SWAIM, D. TAYLOR, T. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TJEPKES, 1 19 TOMENGA, TYMESON, UPMEYER, VAN ENGELENHOVEN, 1 20 VAN FOSSEN, WATTS, WENDT, WENTHE, WHITAKER, 1 21 WESSEL-KROESCHELL, WHITEAD, WIENCEK, WISE 1 22 WINCKLER, WINDSCHITL, and WORTHAN 1 23 A Resolution to recognize May 2007 as American Stroke 1 24 Awareness Month and National High Blood Pressure 1 25 Education Month. 1 26 WHEREAS, the themes for American Stroke Awareness 1 27 Month 2007 are "Young People and Stroke," in order to 1 28 educate the public and policymakers about the 1 29 devastating effects of stroke in young people under 1 30 age 30, and "Igniting the Power to End Stroke," in 2 1 order to empower African=Americans, who are at 2 2 particularly high risk of the disease, to reduce their 2 3 risk, recognize the warning signs, and respond 2 4 quickly; and 2 5 WHEREAS, stroke, the third leading cause of death 2 6 in Iowa, leads to the death of nearly 2,000 citizens 2 7 of Iowa each year even though it is highly treatable 2 8 in the first three hours; and 2 9 WHEREAS, stroke is a leading cause of serious 2 10 long=term disability with more than two=thirds of 2 11 stroke survivors experiencing functional limitations 2 12 or difficulty with activities of daily living; and 2 13 WHEREAS, Iowans are more aware of the risk factors 2 14 and warning signs for stroke than in the past, but 2 15 only one in five adults know all six stroke symptoms; 2 16 and 2 17 WHEREAS, warning signs of stroke include sudden 2 18 numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, 2 19 especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion, 2 20 trouble speaking or understanding; sudden trouble 2 21 seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble walking, 2 22 dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination; and 2 23 sudden severe headache with no known cause; and 2 24 WHEREAS, high blood pressure is a primary cause of 2 25 stroke, one in four Iowans have high blood pressure, 2 26 more than half of the Iowans with high blood pressure 2 27 are younger than 65 years old, and blood pressures 2 28 greater than 120/80 require a plan to prevent 2 29 full=blown high blood pressure; and 2 30 WHEREAS, new and effective treatments have been 3 1 developed to treat high blood pressure and minimize 3 2 the severity and damaging effects of strokes, but much 3 3 more research is needed; NOW THEREFORE, 3 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 3 5 That the House of Representatives recognizes May 2007 3 6 as American Stroke Awareness Month and National High 3 7 Blood Pressure Education Month in Iowa and urges all 3 8 citizens to react to stroke symptoms immediately and 3 9 treat high blood pressure aggressively so that we 3 10 might begin to reduce the devastating effects of 3 11 stroke on our population; and 3 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of 3 13 Representatives recognizes the American Stroke 3 14 Association, a division of the American Heart 3 15 Association, for its ongoing efforts to educate 3 16 Americans concerning the threat posed by strokes and 3 17 high blood pressure. 3 18 LSB 2931HH 82 3 19 jr:rj/je/5.1