Bill Text: CA ACR72 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: American Stroke Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 118, Statutes of 2015. [ACR72 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 72	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gipson

                        MAY 14, 2015

   Relative to American Stroke Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 72, as introduced, Gipson. American Stroke Month.
   This measure would declare May 2015 to be American Stroke Month in
California, and would urge all Californians to familiarize
themselves with the risk factors associated with stroke, to recognize
the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, and, at the first signs of
a stroke, to dial 9-1-1 immediately in order to begin to reduce the
devastating effects of strokes on our population.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability
and the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, killing
approximately 130,000 people nationwide and over 13,500 citizens of
California each year; and
   WHEREAS, Between 2012 and 2030, total annual direct stroke-related
medical costs are expected to increase from $71.55 billion to
$184.13 billion, and overall, total annual costs of stroke are
projected to increase to $240.67 billion by 2030, an increase of 129
percent; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly 80 million Americans have high blood pressure, a
major controllable risk factor for stroke, including 44 percent of
African American adults, which is among the highest prevalence of any
population in the world; and
   WHEREAS, More than one-half, or 58 percent, of Americans do not
know if they are at risk for stroke; and
   WHEREAS, One in three Americans cannot recall any stroke warning
signs or symptoms; and
   WHEREAS, The F.A.S.T. warning signs and symptoms of stroke include
face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty and time to call
9-1-1. Beyond F.A.S.T., additional stroke warning signs and symptoms
include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg,
especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion, trouble
speaking or understanding, sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes,
sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination,
and sudden severe headache with no known cause; and
   WHEREAS, On the American Stroke Month Day of Action May 1, 2015,
throughout May and year-round, the American Stroke Association's
"Together to End Stroke" initiative encourages Americans to learn
their personal stroke risk, memorize and share the stroke warning
signs, and call 9-1-1 at the first sign of a stroke; and
   WHEREAS, New and effective treatments have been developed to treat
and minimize the severity and damaging effects of strokes, but much
more research is needed; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares May 2015 to be
American Stroke Month in California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians to
familiarize themselves with the risk factors associated with stroke,
to recognize the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, and, at the
first signs of a stroke, to dial 9-1-1 immediately in order to begin
to reduce the devastating effects of strokes on our population; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author and to the Secretary of the Senate for
appropriate distribution.