Bill Text: NY K00377 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 377 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 12-18, 2019, as Women's Lung Health Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - adopted [K00377 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00377-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 377

BY: M. of A. Jaffee

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  12-18, 2019, as Women's Lung Health Week in the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  weeks  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,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim  May  12-18,  2019,  as
Women's Lung Health Week in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Women's Lung Health Week celebrates and honors the power of
women who stand united to fight lung cancer; and

  WHEREAS,  Lung  Cancer is the number one killer of women; more women
die of lung cancer than any other cancer; and

  WHEREAS, Tobacco use and exposure account for 98%  of  lung  cancer;
lifestyle  related  behaviors  are also linked to an increased risk of a
cancer diagnosis; and

  WHEREAS, Asthma rates  among  women  rose  97%  compared  to  a  22%
increase in men over a 14 year period; and

  WHEREAS, Chronic pulmonary disease (COPD) currently accounts for 1.5
million  emergency  room  visits,  71,500  hospitalizations,  and  eight
million physician office and hospital outpatient visits annually;  women
are 37% more likely to have COPD than men; and

  WHEREAS,  Women  may  also suffer from a host of other lung ailments
including: pulmonary emboli, blood clots which travels to the lung  from
other  parts of the body; pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in
the   arteries    which    brings    blood    to    the    lungs;    LAM
(lymphangioleiomyomatosis),  a  rare  lung  disease  that mostly affects
women in their mid-30s and 40s; and influenza (the flu)  and  pneumonia,
respiratory infections caused by a virus which can damage the lungs; and

  WHEREAS,  Every  seven  minutes and thirty seconds, one woman in the
United States loses her battle with lung cancer; and

  WHEREAS, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women
and men in the United States; and

  WHEREAS, Advocacy and increased awareness will result  in  screening
and  early  detention  for  people with lung cancer that will ultimately
save lives; and

  WHEREAS, Public support for research funding will result  in  better
treatment  and  early detection methods that will ultimately save lives;
and

  WHEREAS, Lung Force is a national initiative, led  by  the  American
Lung Association, to defeat lung cancer; and

  WHEREAS,  Access to adequate health care has a significant impact on
a woman's chance of surviving cancer; and

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

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo to proclaim May 12-18, 2019, as
Women's Lung Health Week 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.