Bill Text: IL HR0580 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares April 2024 as Minority Health Month. Urges all Americans to learn their LDL-C level. Urges the Illinois Department of Health to update the State's cardiovascular plan to accelerate quality improvements and measures to achieve improved health outcomes for CVD patients. Urges the Illinois Department of Health to develop campaigns to increase cholesterol tests during the month of April. Urges providers to treat all CVD patients in accordance with American College of Cardiology treatment guidelines.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-24 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris [HR0580 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0580-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, High cholesterol, also called
hypercholesterolemia, is the chronic presence of high levels
of cholesterol in the blood that can lead to cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and even cardiovascular (CV) events like heart
attacks or strokes; and
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) estimates that CVD is arguably the most underappreciated
public health crisis of our time; someone in the U.S. has a
heart attack every 40 seconds, yet approximately 80% are
preventable; and
WHEREAS, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), or
"bad" cholesterol, is an easily modifiable risk factor for
CVD; lower LDL-C is associated with a reduced risk of heart
attack and stroke; and
WHEREAS, Heart disease is the leading cause of death in
the U.S. among racial and ethnic minority populations; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association (AHA) has
demonstrated that Hispanic Americans are at exceptionally high
risk for cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease,
both of which can lead to a stroke or heart attack; and

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WHEREAS, More than 80 million adults have high LDL-C; and
WHEREAS, The AHA indicates that CVD disproportionately
affects minority populations; 52.3% of Hispanic males and
42.7% of Hispanic females over the age of 20 are affected by
CVD; 60.1% of Black males and 58.8% of Black females 20 years
of age and older have CVD; and
WHEREAS, The CDC found that one in three deaths in the U.S.
is due to heart disease, and this results in more than $216
billion in healthcare costs; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 60% of middle-aged Hispanic adults have
high cholesterol, yet only half are aware of this, according
to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association; and
WHEREAS, A study published in the American Journal of
Preventative Cardiology found cholesterol testing, an
important preventive measure for reducing the risk of
cardiovascular disease, declined during the COVID pandemic;
and
WHEREAS, The resources needed to bend the curve in CVD
exist, yet 71% of hypercholesterolemia patients at high risk

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of a CV event never achieve recommended LDL-C treatment
guideline thresholds; and
WHEREAS, The LDL-C Action Summit, a consortium of the
nation's leading cardiovascular stakeholder groups, seeks to
cut cardiovascular events in half by 2030; and
WHEREAS, The CDC's Million Hearts program seeks to improve
access and quality of care to reduce heart disease, stroke,
and death; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Minority Health recognizes April as National
Minority Health Month; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we declare April 2024 as "Minority Health Month" in the State
of Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge all Americans to learn their LDL-C
level; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Department of Public
Health to update the State's cardiovascular plan to accelerate
quality improvements and measures to achieve improved health

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outcomes for CVD patients; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Department of Public
Health to develop campaigns to increase cholesterol tests
during the month of April; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge providers to treat all CVD patients
in accordance with American College of Cardiology treatment
guidelines; and be it further