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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY HEATON, FOEGE, SMITH, and UPMEYER
1 3 A Resolution to recognize May 2004 as hepatitis C
1 4 awareness and education month and to urge greater
1 5 public awareness and education regarding hepatitis C.
1 6 WHEREAS, hepatitis C is the most common chronic
1 7 bloodborne viral infection in the United States,
1 8 infecting 3.9 million people nationwide and an
1 9 additional 25,000 people each year, and is the leading
1 10 cause of liver disease; and
1 11 WHEREAS, sixty-seven percent of hepatitis C-
1 12 infected persons are chronically infected and
1 13 approximately 8,000 to 10,000 people in the United
1 14 States die each year from conditions caused by
1 15 hepatitis C; and
1 16 WHEREAS, there were 52,943 estimated cases of
1 17 hepatitis C in Iowa according to 2001 census data with
1 18 an additional 3,946 cases identified in Iowa between
1 19 January 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003; and
1 20 WHEREAS, there is no vaccine or cure for hepatitis
1 21 C and therefore emphasis must be placed on prevention
1 22 and public awareness to control the spread of this
1 23 potentially lethal disease; NOW THEREFORE,
1 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 25 That the members of the House of Representatives
1 26 recognize May 2004 as hepatitis C awareness and
1 27 education month; and
1 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa Department of
1 29 Public Health shall provide to the General Assembly
1 30 the findings of the task force for viral hepatitis;
2 1 and
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon adoption, the
2 3 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall send
2 4 a copy of this Resolution to the Iowa Department of
2 5 Public Health.
2 6 LSB 6278HH 80
2 7 kk/sh/8
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