Bill Text: MI HR0165 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Enrolled

Michigan House Resolution 165 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: A resolution to declare July 28, 2013, as Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-04 - Adopted [HR0165 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HR0165-Enrolled.html

Reps. Tlaib, Roberts, Brown, Darany, Durhal, Geiss, Kelly, Lori, Slavens and Talabi offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 165.

A resolution to declare July 28, 2013, as Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, Liver cancer and liver disease related to hepatitis B and hepatitis C are among the leading killers in Michigan; and

Whereas, Hepatitis C is the most prevalent blood borne disease in the United States; and

Whereas, Early detection of hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection promotes effective management or treatment of these infections, preventing disability, loss of productivity and income, and allows persons to live full, satisfying, and productive lives; and

Whereas, Undetected and untreated hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection can lead to disability or death; and

Whereas, The majority of Michigan residents with chronic hepatitis C infection do not know they are infected and are therefore at high risk of severe liver disease, liver cancer, or liver failure; and

Whereas, The majority of the estimated Michigan residents with hepatitis B infection do not know that they are infected and are therefore at high risk of severe liver disease, liver cancer, or liver failure; and

Whereas, Untreated hepatitis B and hepatitis C are leading causes of liver failure requiring a liver transplant; and

Whereas, There is a vaccine for the prevention of hepatitis B, the first proven, low-cost vaccination against any form of cancer made available to Americans; and

Whereas, Hepatitis awareness education campaigns and accessible screening for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, along with appropriate treatment, can reduce the damage from hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infection to individuals and to our community, financially as well as physically and emotionally; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare July 28, 2013, as Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.