Bill Text: PA SR334 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing May 4, 2010, as "World Asthma Day 2010" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-04 - Introduced and adopted [SR334 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR334-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1958
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 334 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, ALLOWAY, BOSCOLA, BRUBAKER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, LOGAN, O'PAKE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, STACK, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, VOGEL, WASHINGTON, D. WHITE AND WILLIAMS, MAY 4, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 4, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing May 4, 2010, as "World Asthma Day 2010" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "World Asthma Day 2010" will take place on May 4,
2010; and
WHEREAS, This year's event will continue the focus on the
positive theme introduced for "World Asthma Day 2007," "You Can
Control Your Asthma"; and
WHEREAS, This theme is consistent with the emphasis on asthma
control set out in the latest versions of the Global Initiative
for Asthma (GINA) guideline documents and will help to spread
the word that asthma control is the goal of treatment and can be
achieved in the vast majority of asthma patients with proper
management; and
WHEREAS, "World Asthma Day" is organized by GINA in
collaboration with the Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership to raise
awareness about asthma and improve asthma care throughout the
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world; and
WHEREAS, Each year, GINA chooses a theme and organizes
preparation and distribution of "World Asthma Day" materials and
resources; and
WHEREAS, "World Asthma Day" activities are organized in each
country by health care professionals, educators and members of
the public who want to help reduce the burden of asthma; and
WHEREAS, The first "World Asthma Day" in 1998 was celebrated
in more than 35 countries in conjunction with the first world
asthma meeting held in Barcelona, Spain; and
WHEREAS, Participation has increased with each "World Asthma
Day" held since then, and the day has become one of the world's
most important asthma awareness and education events; and
WHEREAS, Many Americans are afflicted by asthma, a serious
chronic lung disease caused by continual airway inflammation
punctuated by episodes or attacks of increased inflammation
often in response to specific triggers; and
WHEREAS, These attacks, characterized by difficulty in
breathing, occasionally are extreme and constitute a medical
emergency; and
WHEREAS, Over the past two decades, the burden of asthma in
the United States has greatly increased; however, within the
last few years, mortality and hospitalizations due to asthma
have decreased and asthma prevalence has stabilized, possibly
indicating an improved level of disease management; and
WHEREAS, The ultimate goal of these efforts of GINA and the
Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership is to decrease asthma morbidity,
mortality and costs and to increase the quality of life for
those with asthma; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership
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is to partner collaboratively in the dedication of expertise and
resources in the ongoing development and implementation of a
sustainable Statewide asthma plan that expands and improves the
quality of asthma care and management, education, awareness,
prevention and surveillance and seeks to eliminate the
disproportionate burden that asthma places on racial and ethnic
minorities and low-income residents of this Commonwealth;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize May 4, 2010, as "World
Asthma Day 2010" in Pennsylvania.
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