Bill Text: NY K00832 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-19)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-10 - adopted [K00832 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00832-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 832

BY: M. of A. Dilan

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        March  2020,  as Fibromyalgia 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 health
issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to  memorialize
Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  March  2020,  as Fibromyalgia
Awareness Month in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Fibromyalgia is  a  disorder  characterized  by  widespread
musculoskeletal  pain  accompanied  by  fatigue,  sleep, memory and mood
issues;  researchers  believe  that   fibromyalgia   amplifies   painful
sensations by affecting the way one's brain processes pain signals; and

  WHEREAS, Women are more likely to develop fibromyalgia than men, and
many   people   who  have  fibromyalgia  also  have  tension  headaches,
temporomandibular joint disorders, irritable  bowel  syndrome,  anxiety,
and depression; and

  WHEREAS,  Symptoms  may  begin  after  a  physical  trauma, surgery,
infection or significant psychological stress; in other cases,  symptoms
gradually accumulate over time with no single triggering event; and

  WHEREAS,  According  to  the  CDC,  fibromyalgia  affects about four
million adults in the United States which is equivalent to approximately
two percent of the adult population; of those  four  million  cases,  90
percent of them are women; and

  WHEREAS,  Although  the exact cause of fibromyalgia remains unknown,
it  most  likely  involves  a  variety  of  factors  working   together,
including,  but  not  limited  to, genetics, infections, and physical or
emotional trauma; and

  WHEREAS, While there is no  cure  for  fibromyalgia,  a  variety  of
medications  can help control symptoms, as well as exercise, relaxation,
and stress-reduction measures; and

  WHEREAS, Through public awareness, this Legislative  Body  seeks  to
minimize  the devastating effects of fibromyalgia among all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

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