Bill Text: IL HR0956 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates March of 2014 as Poison Prevention Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0956 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0956-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, All citizens of Illinois should be made aware of | ||||||
| 3 | the ever-present dangers posed by potentially poisonous | ||||||
| 4 | household substances; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Children too often have access to | ||||||
| 6 | over-the-counter and prescription medications and potentially | ||||||
| 7 | toxic household products; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, the nation has been | ||||||
| 9 | observing National Poison Prevention Week to help prevent | ||||||
| 10 | accidental poisonings and tips for promoting community | ||||||
| 11 | involvement in poison prevention; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Poison Center has been providing | ||||||
| 13 | timely poison prevention and treatment services to the people | ||||||
| 14 | of Illinois for over 60 years as the oldest and one of the | ||||||
| 15 | largest poison centers in the nation; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Poison Center is a mainstay in the | ||||||
| 17 | emergency medical care system of the State of Illinois and is | ||||||
| 18 | recognized nationally for its contributions to poison | ||||||
| 19 | treatment and prevention; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Fifty percent of the more than 80,000 poisonings | ||||||
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| 1 | reported last year to the Illinois Poison Center involved | ||||||
| 2 | children under the age of 5 and could have been prevented; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Poison Center manages approximately | ||||||
| 4 | 90% of cases from the general public at home, saving the State | ||||||
| 5 | of Illinois over $52 million in reduced health care and lost | ||||||
| 6 | productivity costs; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 9 | we designate March of 2014 as Poison Prevention Month in the | ||||||
| 10 | State of Illinois and urge all Illinoisans to educate | ||||||
| 11 | themselves about the potentially harmful substances in their | ||||||
| 12 | homes and take steps to create healthy and safe home, play, and | ||||||
| 13 | work environments; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the Illinois Poison Center.
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