Bill Text: IL HR0282 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Shows support for research into the causes, treatments, and cures of children's interstitial lung diseases, thanks advocates and organizations for their efforts to educate the public about children's interstitial lung disease, and designates June 26-July 2, 2011 as Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0282 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0282-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease includes a | ||||||
3 | group of rare life-threatening lung diseases in children that | ||||||
4 | may lead to progressive, incurable lung scarring or life-long | ||||||
5 | lung problems; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Certain children's interstitial lung diseases can | ||||||
7 | progress quickly, often causing disability or death within the | ||||||
8 | first two years of life; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease is one of the | ||||||
10 | leading causes of lung transplantation in children, due to | ||||||
11 | scarring and an irreversible loss of the lung tissue's ability | ||||||
12 | to transport oxygen; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease is not the | ||||||
14 | same as adult interstitial lung disease; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are caused | ||||||
16 | by poorly understood genetic abnormalities that affect | ||||||
17 | families, producing infection, bleeding in the lungs, | ||||||
18 | autoimmune diseases, or abnormal lung development; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are often | ||||||
20 | mis-diagnosed or under-diagnosed; and
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1 | WHEREAS, There is no proven cure or treatment for | ||||||
2 | children's interstitial lung diseases; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Limited funding is available for these rare lung | ||||||
4 | problems in children; and
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5 | WHEREAS, A need has been identified to increase research | ||||||
6 | funding, awareness, and detection of these mis-diagnosed and | ||||||
7 | under-diagnosed disorders, as well as all incarnations of | ||||||
8 | children's interstitial lung disease; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
11 | we recognize the need to pursue research into the causes, a | ||||||
12 | treatment, and an eventual cure for children's interstitial | ||||||
13 | lung disease; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That we support the work of advocates and | ||||||
15 | organizations in educating, supporting, and providing hope for | ||||||
16 | individuals who suffer from children's interstitial lung | ||||||
17 | disease; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That we congratulate advocates and organizations | ||||||
19 | for their efforts to educate the public about children's | ||||||
20 | interstitial lung disease, while funding research to help find |
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1 | a cure for this disorder; and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That we designate June 26-July 2, 2011, as | ||||||
3 | Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Awareness Week in the | ||||||
4 | State of Illinois.
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