House Resolution 51 - Introduced
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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