Bill Text: HI HCR138 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Health To Develop Strategies To Prevent The Statewide Spread Of Seasonal Influenza With Priority Given To High-risk Elderly Residents In Assisted Living Facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-28 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). [HCR138 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HCR138-Introduced.html
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the department of health to develop strategies to prevent the statewide spread of seasonal influenza with priority given to high-risk elderly residents in assisted living facilities.
WHEREAS, influenza, or the
flu, is the most frequent cause of death from a vaccine-preventable disease in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the flu
epidemic has been widespread and has contributed to many deaths, particularly
to those in high-risk populations; and
WHEREAS, influenza can be life-threatening for people aged
sixty-five years and older because they are more susceptible to developing serious
complications from the flu; and
WHEREAS, it has been
estimated that up to 70 percent of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations and up
to 85 percent of seasonal flu-related deaths in the United States occur each
year in people aged sixty-five years and older; and
WHEREAS, the most
effective strategy for preventing influenza is an annual vaccination and health
officials recommend routine vaccinations for persons at a higher risk for
influenza complications; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best
interests of the State to protect high-risk Hawaii residents against the potentially-deadly
influenza virus;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the
House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of
Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the Senate concurring, that the
Department of Health is requested to develop strategies to educate the public, especially high-risk Hawaii residents, on the prevention
and treatment of influenza and the risks and benefits of the flu vaccination;
and
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IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to provide, by
September 1 of each year, to each assisted living facility in the State, information
on:
(1) The risks associated with influenza;
(2) The latest influenza vaccination
recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(3) The availability, effectiveness, and known
contraindications of influenza immunization; and
(4) The causes and symptoms of influenza, the
means by which influenza is spread, and treatment recommendations so residents
may identify, treat, and prevent influenza; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director
of Health and the Director of the Executive Office on Aging.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Influenza Prevention; Assisted Living Facilities
