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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Asthma has reached epidemic proportions in the |
| 3 | | United States, affecting an estimated 26 million people; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 313,000 children in the State of Illinois |
| 5 | | suffer from asthma; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Asthma is the leading cause of childhood |
| 7 | | hospitalizations in the Illinois; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The health and well-being of each and every |
| 9 | | citizen of Illinois is important; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The month of May is Asthma Awareness Month and the |
| 11 | | date of May 7, 2013, is World Asthma Day; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 14 | | we proclaim May 2013 as Asthma Awareness Month in the State of |
| 15 | | Illinois; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the Respiratory Health Association.
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