Bill Text: CA ACR141 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: American Stroke Month 2014.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-19)
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 86, Statutes of 2014. [ACR141 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR141-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 141 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 86
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 7, 2014
ADOPTED IN SENATE JUNE 26, 2014
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 23, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 23, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano,
Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown,
Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway,
Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong,
Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal,
Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, John A. Pérez, Quirk, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)
MAY 1, 2014
Relative to American Stroke Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 141, Holden. American Stroke Month 2014.
This measure would declare May 2014 to be American Stroke Month in
California.
WHEREAS, Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability
and the fourth leading cause of death in California, killing about
130,000 people nationwide and approximately 13,506 citizens of
California each year; and
WHEREAS, Stroke prevalence is projected to increase in the United
States by 24.9 percent between 2010 and 2030, and the direct medical
costs for treating stroke are expected to increase by 238 percent,
from $28.3 billion in 2010 to $95.6 billion by 2030; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 78 million Americans have high blood pressure,
which is a major controllable risk factor for stroke, including 44
percent of African American adults -- among the highest prevalence of
any population in the world; and
WHEREAS, More than half, 58 percent, of Americans do not know if
they are at risk for stroke; and
WHEREAS, One in three Americans cannot name any of the signs or
symptoms of a stroke; and
WHEREAS, The F.A.S.T. warning signs and symptoms of stroke include
face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and time to call
9-1-1. Beyond F.A.S.T., additional stroke warning signs and symptoms
include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg,
especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion, trouble
speaking or understanding, sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes,
sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination,
and sudden severe headache with no known cause; and
WHEREAS, The American Stroke Association's Together to End Stroke
initiative encourages Americans, on May 1, 2014, the American Stroke
Month Day of Action, throughout the month of May, and year-round, to
learn their personal stroke risk, memorize and share the stroke
warning signs, and call 9-1-1 at the first sign of a stroke; and
WHEREAS, New and effective treatments have been developed to treat
and minimize the severity and damaging effect of strokes, but much
more research is needed; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares May 2014 to be
American Stroke Month in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians to
familiarize themselves with the risk factors associated with stroke,
to recognize the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, and, at the
first signs of a stroke, to dial 9-1-1 immediately in order to begin
to reduce the devastating effects of stroke on our population; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author and to the Secretary of the Senate for
appropriate distribution.
