Bill Text: NY J00572 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2021, as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-04-06 - ADOPTED [J00572 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J00572-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 572

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May 2021, as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month in the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside  to  increase  awareness  of  serious
issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, it is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to
memorialize  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2021, as Pediatric
Stroke Awareness Month in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Stroke occurs at a rate of one in 3,500  live  births  each
year, and five in 100,000 children per year; currently, stroke is one of
the  top 10 causes of death for children between the ages of one and 19;
and

  WHEREAS, Of children surviving stroke, about 60% will have permanent
neurological deficits, most commonly hemiparesis or hemiplegia, learning
and behavioral difficulties, and may require  ongoing  physical  therapy
and surgeries; and

  WHEREAS, The life-long health concerns and treatments resulting from
Pediatric  Stroke  result in a heavy financial and emotional toll on the
child, the family, and society; and

  WHEREAS, Very  little  is  known  about  the  cause,  treatment  and
prevention of Pediatric Stroke; and

  WHEREAS,   Pediatric   Stroke  risk  factors,  symptoms,  prevention
efforts, and treatment are often different in children than  in  adults;
and

  WHEREAS,  Only  through medical research can effective treatment and
prevention strategies for Pediatric Stroke be identified and  developed;
and

  WHEREAS,  An  early  diagnosis  and  commencement  of  treatment  of
Pediatric Stroke greatly improves chances of recovery and prevention  of
recurrence; and

  WHEREAS,  It is imperative that there be greater public awareness of
Pediatric Stroke, and more must be done  to  increase  activity  at  the
State,  local  and national levels to support those afflicted as well as
their families; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2021, as Pediatric
Stroke Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.