Senate Resolution 43 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                    HOGG and HARTSUCH
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize May 2007 as American Stroke
  1  4    Awareness Month and National High Blood Pressure
  1  5    Education Month.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the themes for American Stroke Awareness
  1  7 Month 2007 are "Young People and Stroke," in order to
  1  8 educate the public and policymakers about the
  1  9 devastating effects of stroke in young people under
  1 10 age 30, and "Igniting the Power to End Stroke," in
  1 11 order to empower African=Americans, who are at
  1 12 particularly high risk of the disease, to reduce their
  1 13 risk, recognize the warning signs, and respond
  1 14 quickly; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, stroke, the third leading cause of death
  1 16 in Iowa, leads to the death of nearly 2,000 citizens
  1 17 of Iowa each year even though it is highly treatable
  1 18 in the first three hours; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, stroke is a leading cause of serious
  1 20 long=term disability with more than two=thirds of
  1 21 stroke survivors experiencing functional limitations
  1 22 or difficulty with activities of daily living; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, Iowans are more aware of the risk factors
  1 24 and warning signs for stroke than in the past, but
  1 25 only one in five adults know all six stroke symptoms;
  1 26 and
  1 27    WHEREAS, warning signs of stroke include sudden
  1 28 numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg,
  1 29 especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion,
  1 30 trouble speaking or understanding; sudden trouble
  2  1 seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble walking,
  2  2 dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination; and
  2  3 sudden severe headache with no known cause; and
  2  4    WHEREAS, high blood pressure is a primary cause of
  2  5 stroke, one in four Iowans have high blood pressure,
  2  6 more than half of the Iowans with high blood pressure
  2  7 are younger than 65 years old, and blood pressures
  2  8 greater than 120/80 require a plan to prevent
  2  9 full=blown high blood pressure; and
  2 10    WHEREAS, new and effective treatments have been
  2 11 developed to treat high blood pressure and minimize
  2 12 the severity and damaging effects of strokes, but much
  2 13 more research is needed; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 14    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2 15 recognizes May 2007 as American Stroke Awareness Month
  2 16 and National High Blood Pressure Education Month in
  2 17 Iowa and urges all citizens to react to stroke
  2 18 symptoms immediately and treat high blood pressure
  2 19 aggressively so that we might begin to reduce the
  2 20 devastating effects of stroke on our population; and
  2 21    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate recognizes
  2 22 the American Stroke Association, a division of the
  2 23 American Heart Association, for its ongoing efforts to
  2 24 educate Americans concerning the threat posed by
  2 25 strokes and high blood pressure.
  2 26 LSB 2931SS 82
  2 27 jr:rj/je/5