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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY WARD, MARCH 7, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 7, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing March 10, 2011, as "World Kidney Day" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania, one in every nine people will be |
4 | affected by kidney disease; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Hypertension and diabetes are some of the common |
6 | precursors to kidney failure; and |
7 | WHEREAS, National projections show an increase in the number |
8 | of people suffering from kidney disease as hypertension and |
9 | diabetes increase in the United States and this Commonwealth; |
10 | and |
11 | WHEREAS, A joint initiative of the International Society of |
12 | Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney |
13 | Foundations, World Kidney Day's aim is to raise awareness of the |
14 | importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce |
15 | the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated |
16 | health problems worldwide; and |
17 | WHEREAS, The 2011 campaign will focus on the important link |
18 | between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease and |
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1 | the fact that chronic kidney disease is a major risk for |
2 | cardiovascular disease; therefore be it |
3 | RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize March 10, 2011, as "World |
4 | Kidney Day" in Pennsylvania and urge all residents to recognize |
5 | that renal disease is a serious health threat to this |
6 | Commonwealth's citizens. |
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