Full Text of HR0806 94th General Assembly
HR0806 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois recognize the dedication and efforts of the | 4 |
| March of Dimes Illinois Chapter and its volunteers who for over | 5 |
| 67 years have been fighting for the health and well-being of | 6 |
| America's children and are now taking on the problem of | 7 |
| premature births; and
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| WHEREAS, More than a half million babies were born too soon | 9 |
| in the United States last year, according to preliminary data | 10 |
| released by the National Center for Health Statistics, and | 11 |
| approximately 12.5% of all babies - about 508,000 - were born | 12 |
| prematurely (less than 37 completed weeks gestation) in 2004, | 13 |
| according to "Preliminary Births for 2004: Infant and Maternal | 14 |
| Health" released by the March of Dimes during its Third Annual | 15 |
| National "Prematurity Awareness Day"; and
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| WHEREAS, The March of Dimes Illinois Chapter has made a | 17 |
| difference in the lives of over 22,000 premature babies | 18 |
| annually born in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The March of Dimes Illinois Chapter is recognized | 20 |
| for its programs to improve prematurity risk detection and | 21 |
| prevent preterm births; and
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| WHEREAS, Thanks to the research and education programs | 23 |
| funded by the March of Dimes, every premature baby born has an | 24 |
| increased chance for survival; and
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| WHEREAS, The March of Dimes Illinois Chapter serves as a | 26 |
| resource for information about healthy pregnancies and | 27 |
| premature births; and
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| WHEREAS, The March of Dimes Illinois Chapter works to | 29 |
| increase awareness of the risk factors associated with |
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| premature birth such as smoking, drinking, and substance use; | 2 |
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| WHEREAS, The March of Dimes Illinois Chapter has | 4 |
| successfully advocated to expand access to health coverage for | 5 |
| pregnant women, infants, and children; and
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| WHEREAS, The March of Dimes annually promotes November as | 7 |
| "Prematurity Awareness Month" and November 15 as "Prematurity | 8 |
| Awareness Day" to recognize the serious crisis of premature | 9 |
| birth; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we do hereby proclaim November 15, 2006, as Premature Birth | 13 |
| Awareness Day in Illinois and encourage all citizens to be | 14 |
| cognizant of the many wonderful and lifesaving services the | 15 |
| March of Dimes Illinois Chapter provides to the people of | 16 |
| Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the March of Dimes Illinois Chapter as an | 19 |
| expression of our esteem.
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