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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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