Full Text of HR1226 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a | 3 | | term used to describe a group of diseases causing airflow | 4 | | obstruction mainly associated with emphysema and chronic | 5 | | bronchitis; it affects over 24 million individuals in the | 6 | | United States and an estimated 580,000 in Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, COPD affects an estimated 580,000 citizens of the | 8 | | State of Illinois, with at least the same number estimated to | 9 | | be undiagnosed; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, COPD costs the nation an estimated $49.9 billion | 11 | | in direct and indirect medical costs annually from emergency | 12 | | department visits, hospitalizations, and physician office | 13 | | visits; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Respiratory Health Association is | 15 | | participating in statewide efforts to increase early | 16 | | detection, improve care and treatment, and prevent and reduce | 17 | | the prevalence of the disease; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, There is no cure for COPD, but it can be managed | 19 | | by taking medications, using oxygen therapy, attending | 20 | | pulmonary rehabilitation and, in some cases, having certain | 21 | | pulmonary procedures; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Research has identified a hereditary protein | 2 | | deficiency called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin; people with this | 3 | | deficiency tend to develop COPD despite a lack of exposure to | 4 | | smoking and environmental triggers; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Education, awareness, and expansion of detection | 6 | | and management are the best approaches to addressing COPD; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | declare November of 2016 as COPD Awareness Month in the State | 11 | | of Illinois; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the Respiratory Health Association as a symbol of | 14 | | our respect and esteem.
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