Bill Text: NY J01556 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2024, as Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - ADOPTED [J01556 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01556-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1556

BY: Senator PERSAUD

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        September  2024,  as  Peripheral  Arterial   Disease
        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
illnesses 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, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  September  2024,  as
Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York, in
conjunction with the observance of National Peripheral Arterial  Disease
Awareness Month; and

  WHEREAS,  Peripheral  Arterial  Disease  (PAD)  affects  10  million
people, yet it is under diagnosed and under treated; many people believe
pain in the legs or lower extremities is just another sign of aging, not
realizing that it may be a warning sign for this serious disease; and

  WHEREAS, PAD happens when arteries in the legs become restricted  or
clogged  with  fatty deposits, reducing blood flow to the legs resulting
in leg muscle pain when walking,  disability,  amputation,  and  a  poor
quality of life; and

  WHEREAS, Blocked arteries found in people with PAD can signify other
arteries  may  also be blocked, increasing the risk of a heart attack or
stroke; and

  WHEREAS, People over the age of 50, experiencing leg pain  and  have
more  than  one  of  the  following mentioned risk factors, talk to your
doctor about PAD:  smoke  (current  or  former),  high  blood  pressure,
personal/family  history  of  heart  attack  or stroke, diabetes or high
cholesterol; and

  WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater  awareness  of  this
serious  health condition, and more must be done to increase activity at
local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  September  2024,  as
Peripheral Arterial Disease 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 Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.