Bill Text: IL SR0803 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares March of 2024 as Kidney Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-22 - Resolution Adopted [SR0803 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0803-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, Chronic kidney disease is the progressive, | ||||||
3 | gradual loss of kidney function, which results in a decrease | ||||||
4 | in the ability of the kidneys to remove waste from the body; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, It is estimated that 37 million adults in the | ||||||
7 | U.S. have chronic kidney disease, and of those, approximately | ||||||
8 | 90% remain undiagnosed; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Without diagnosis and treatment to slow the | ||||||
10 | progression of the disease, chronic kidney disease can | ||||||
11 | progress to end-stage renal failure, which is fatal without | ||||||
12 | dialysis or kidney transplant; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Regular screening and early detection can prevent | ||||||
14 | the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Kidney disease is the eighth-leading cause of | ||||||
16 | death in the State of Illinois; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The month of March is designated as National | ||||||
18 | Kidney Month to raise awareness of kidney disease and the | ||||||
19 | importance of prevention and early detection; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March of | ||||||
3 | 2024 as Kidney Month in the State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
4 | further
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