Bill Text: NY J02636 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2020, as Stress Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-28 - ADOPTED [J02636 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02636-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2636

BY: Senator PARKER

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        April  2020,  as Stress 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
ailments 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 Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2020,  as  Stress
Awareness  Month  in  the  State  of  New  York, in conjunction with the
observance of National Stress Awareness Month; and

  WHEREAS, National Stress Awareness Month has been held  every  April
since  1992; during this annual 30-day period, health care professionals
and health promotion experts across the country join forces to  increase
public  awareness  about both the causes and cures for our modern stress
epidemic; and

  WHEREAS,  Sponsored  by  The  Health  Resource  Network   (HRN),   a
non-profit  health  education  organization, Stress Awareness Month is a
national, cooperative effort to  inform  people  about  the  dangers  of
stress,  successful  coping strategies, and harmful misconceptions about
stress that are prevalent in our society; and

  WHEREAS, Even though a lot has been learned about stress in the past
two decades, Morton C. Orman, MD, Founder and Director  of  HRN,  claims
there  is  still a long way to go; new information is now available that
could help millions of Americans eliminate their suffering; and

  WHEREAS, Dr.  Morton  C.  Orman  has  invited  leading  health  care
organizations  across  the  country  to  develop and disseminate helpful
educational materials and other  information  about  stress  during  the
month  of  April; he is also encouraging stress experts and other health
care leaders to conduct public  forums,  discussion  groups,  and  other
informative community events; and

  WHEREAS,  While  we  cannot  avoid  stress  altogether,  we can take
measures to reduce the impact it has and prepare ourselves to deal  with
the  stress  at  hand;  consider  these  tips to tame stress and improve
quality of life:  just breathe, get moving, laugh,  get  connected,  and
assert yourself; and

  WHEREAS, In honor of Stress Awareness Month, individuals should take
some  time to get more informed and become better aware of how stress is
impacting them; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2020, as Stress
Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York; and The Health Resource Network.