Bill Text: IL HR1226 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares November of 2016 as COPD awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-29 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly [HR1226 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1226-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a | ||||||
3 | term used to describe a group of diseases causing airflow | ||||||
4 | obstruction mainly associated with emphysema and chronic | ||||||
5 | bronchitis; it affects over 24 million individuals in the | ||||||
6 | United States and an estimated 580,000 in Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, COPD affects an estimated 580,000 citizens of the | ||||||
8 | State of Illinois, with at least the same number estimated to | ||||||
9 | be undiagnosed; and
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10 | WHEREAS, COPD costs the nation an estimated $49.9 billion | ||||||
11 | in direct and indirect medical costs annually from emergency | ||||||
12 | department visits, hospitalizations, and physician office | ||||||
13 | visits; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Respiratory Health Association is | ||||||
15 | participating in statewide efforts to increase early | ||||||
16 | detection, improve care and treatment, and prevent and reduce | ||||||
17 | the prevalence of the disease; and
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18 | WHEREAS, There is no cure for COPD, but it can be managed | ||||||
19 | by taking medications, using oxygen therapy, attending | ||||||
20 | pulmonary rehabilitation and, in some cases, having certain | ||||||
21 | pulmonary procedures; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Research has identified a hereditary protein | ||||||
2 | deficiency called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin; people with this | ||||||
3 | deficiency tend to develop COPD despite a lack of exposure to | ||||||
4 | smoking and environmental triggers; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Education, awareness, and expansion of detection | ||||||
6 | and management are the best approaches to addressing COPD; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
10 | declare November of 2016 as COPD Awareness Month in the State | ||||||
11 | of Illinois; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the Respiratory Health Association as a symbol of | ||||||
14 | our respect and esteem.
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