Bill Text: NY J02805 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 2805 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2020, as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-25 - ADOPTED [J02805 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02805-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 2805

BY: Senator KAMINSKY

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        March 2020, as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
        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
health 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 March 2020, as Sudden
Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month in the State of New York;
and

  WHEREAS, Sudden Unexplained  Death  in  Childhood  (SUDC)  Awareness
Month  provides  an  opportunity  to honor the memory of the young lives
that ended too soon, shows encouragement and support  for  the  families
and  loved ones devastated by their loss, and increases public awareness
of SUDC and the ongoing search for answers; and

  WHEREAS, SUDC is a category of death in children between the ages of
1 and 18  that  remains  unexplained  after  a  thorough  investigation,
including an autopsy; and

  WHEREAS,  Each year there are approximately 400 new cases of SUDC in
the United States, including more than 200 younger children between  the
ages of 1 and 4 who die without any clear cause or explanation; and

  WHEREAS, While less common than Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
which  occurs  before  the  first  birthday, SUDC is an important health
concern deserving of increased public awareness and research; and

  WHEREAS, SUDC is the 5th leading category of  death  among  children
ages 1 to 4; and

  WHEREAS,  Currently,  there  is no way to predict or prevent SUDC as
its cause is unknown; future research will hopefully identify  means  by
which SUDC can be prevented; and

  WHEREAS,   Organizations   such  as  the  SUDC  Foundation,  medical
professionals, medicolegal death investigators and volunteers should  be
recognized  for  their dedicated efforts in working to better understand
the causes of SUDC, improving the health of infants  and  children,  and
providing  much-needed  hope and support for those families grieving the
heartbreaking sudden, unexplained death of a child; and

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

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2020, as Sudden

Unexplained Death in Childhood 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.