Bill Text: PA SR310 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of May 2010 as "Stroke Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-20 - Introduced and adopted [SR310 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR310-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1883
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 310 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, APRIL 20, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 20, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2010 as "Stroke Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term
disability and the third leading cause of death in the United
States, killing more than 137,000 people nationwide and more
than 7,000 in Pennsylvania each year; and
WHEREAS, Warning signs of stroke include sudden numbness or
weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the
body; sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble
walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination; and sudden,
severe headache with no known cause; and
WHEREAS, Americans are more aware of the risk factors and
warning signs for stroke than in the past, but two in five
adults still cannot identify any symptoms; and
WHEREAS, The actions being encouraged nationally for American
Stroke Month 2010 are to "Take 2 to Save 2" to encourage people
to take two minutes to save two lives by sending two health
messages to two people that they know who may smoke, be
overweight or have high blood pressure, diabetes or a family
history of heart disease or stroke, and are therefore at
increased risk of being disabled or dying from a stroke; and
WHEREAS, An additional recommended action is to promote the
program "Power To End Stroke," to reduce stroke in African
Americans, who are at particularly high risk of the disease, by
empowering them to reduce their risk, recognize the warning
signs and respond quickly; and
WHEREAS, New and effective treatments have been developed to
treat and minimize the severity and damaging effects of strokes,
but much more research is needed; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 2010 as Stroke
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and urge all citizens to
familiarize themselves with the risk factors associated with
stroke, recognize the warning signs and symptoms and on first
signs of stroke dial 9-1-1 immediately so that we might begin to
reduce the devastating effects of stroke on our population.
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