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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 A Concurrent Resolution relating to the observation 1 3 of the decade of the bone and joint. 1 4 WHEREAS, one in every seven Americans reports a 1 5 musculoskeletal impairment; and 1 6 WHEREAS, musculoskeletal conditions and deformities 1 7 deprive children of normal development; and 1 8 WHEREAS, musculoskeletal impairments are the 1 9 highest ranking impairment for both men and women, and 1 10 arthritis is the leading chronic condition reported by 1 11 the elderly; and, 1 12 WHEREAS, in the United States, alone, 1 13 musculoskeletal conditions are estimated to cost $215 1 14 billion annually; and, 1 15 WHEREAS, scientific evidence supports the efficacy 1 16 of early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of these 1 17 diseases; and 1 18 WHEREAS, musculoskeletal research currently is at 1 19 the precipice of major breakthroughs that likely will 1 20 change and simplify the way bone and joint disorders 1 21 are treated and prevented throughout the world; and 1 22 WHEREAS, many countries and international 1 23 organizations have joined together to recognize the 1 24 years 2000 through 2010 as the "Bone and Joint Decade" 1 25 to increase public awareness of this problem and to 1 26 promote research to find the cure for musculoskeletal 1 27 impairments; NOW THEREFORE, 1 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 1 29 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 1 30 recognizes the years 2000 through 2010 as the "Bone 2 1 and Joint Decade." 2 2 LSB 5215XS 78 2 3 pf/cf/24
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