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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, elevating the risk of chronic
1 11 liver disease, liver cancer, and other hepatitis C
1 12 virus-related illnesses; and
1 13 WHEREAS, sixty-seven percent of hepatitis C-
1 14 infected persons are chronically infected and
1 15 approximately 8,000 to 10,000 people in the United
1 16 States die each year from conditions caused by
1 17 hepatitis C; and
1 18 WHEREAS, there were 52,943 estimated cases of
1 19 hepatitis C in Iowa according to 2001 census data with
1 20 an additional 3,946 cases identified in Iowa between
1 21 January 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003; and
1 22 WHEREAS, infected individuals who are unaware that
1 23 they are infected are unlikely to take precautions to
1 24 prevent the spread or exacerbation of their infection;
1 25 and
1 26 WHEREAS, in the absence of a vaccine for hepatitis
1 27 C, emphasis must be placed on other means of awareness
1 28 and prevention of this disease, including education of
1 29 persons at high risk for hepatitis C as defined by the
1 30 federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as
2 1 well as peace officers, fire fighters, health care
2 2 workers, and the general public; NOW THEREFORE,
2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 4 That the members of the House of Representatives
2 5 recognize May 2004 as Hepatitis C Awareness and
2 6 Education Month; and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa Department of
2 8 Public Health provide to the General Assembly the
2 9 findings of the State Advisory Committee on Hepatitis,
2 10 including recommendations for programs and policies
2 11 related to hepatitis C awareness, education,
2 12 screening, prevention, and treatment, by December 31,
2 13 2004; and
2 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the
2 15 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall send
2 16 a copy of this Resolution to the Iowa Department of
2 17 Public Health.
2 18 LSB 6982HH 80
2 19 kk/sh/8
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