Full Text of SR0379 95th General Assembly
SR0379 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate of the State of | 3 |
| Illinois wish to recognize the dedication and efforts of the | 4 |
| March of Dimes Illinois Chapter and its volunteers, who have | 5 |
| been fighting for the health and well-being of America's | 6 |
| children for over 67 years, and who are now taking on the | 7 |
| problem of premature births; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate recognizes that prematurity | 9 |
| is the leading cause of death among babies from birth to one | 10 |
| year old in the United States; those babies that survive are | 11 |
| susceptible to life-long disabilities, such as chronic lung | 12 |
| disease, blindness, and cerebral palsy; and
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| WHEREAS, Prematurity costs Illinois families and | 14 |
| communities millions of dollars each year in care and | 15 |
| treatment; and
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| WHEREAS, Sadly, the number of premature births has risen | 17 |
| approximately 27 percent over the last 2 decades; today, nearly | 18 |
| 500,000 babies are prematurely born in the United States each | 19 |
| year; and
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| WHEREAS, There are more than 23,000 premature births in the | 21 |
| State of Illinois, or approximately one in every 8 births; |
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| prematurity is clearly a significant and alarming problem; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, In response to this problem, the March of Dimes is | 3 |
| leading a national campaign to save babies from premature birth | 4 |
| by funding research to find the causes of prematurity and by | 5 |
| aiding local programs that that provide assistance to families | 6 |
| with babies that are born premature; and
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| WHEREAS, In November of 2007, the March of Dimes will | 8 |
| coordinate activities throughout the country with help from | 9 |
| many local healthcare professionals and government agencies | 10 |
| and departments to call attention to premature birth and to | 11 |
| offer hope to families affected by it; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim November | 14 |
| 13, 2007 to be Premature Birth Awareness Day in the State of | 15 |
| Illinois and encourage all citizens to be cognizant of the | 16 |
| outstanding life-saving services provided to the people of | 17 |
| Illinois by the March of Dimes Illinois Chapter; and be it | 18 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the March of Dimes Illinois Chapter as an | 21 |
| expression of our extreme gratitude.
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