Bill Text: NY J00267 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 267 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2019, as Stroke Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-23 - ADOPTED [J00267 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00267-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 267

BY: Senator RIVERA

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  2019, as Stroke Awareness Month in the State of
        New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  months  that  are  set  aside to increase awareness of serious
issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  it  is the sense of this Legislative Body to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim  May  2019,  as  Stroke
Awareness  Month  in  the  State  of  New  York, in conjunction with the
observance of National Stroke Awareness Month; and

  WHEREAS, Every 40 seconds someone in the United States experiences a
stroke; and

  WHEREAS, Stroke, or brain attack, is  the  fifth  leading  cause  of
death  in the United States, killing 140,000 people annually; stroke can
happen to anyone at anytime, regardless of race, gender, or age; and

  WHEREAS, Each year, approximately 55,000 more women  than  men  will
have a stroke; and

  WHEREAS,  Almost  795,000 people will experience a stroke this year;
about 610,000 are new attacks and 185,000 are recurrent attacks; and

  WHEREAS, Stroke is a medical emergency; prompt treatment of a stroke
could mean the difference between life and death, complete recovery  and
disability; and

  WHEREAS,  Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability; there are
more than seven million stroke survivors  in  the  United  States,  with
two-thirds living with moderate to severe disabilities; and

  WHEREAS,  More  than one-third of Americans cannot identify a single
symptom of stroke, such as sudden trouble talking,  walking  or  seeing;
paralysis,  usually  on one side of the body; and sudden severe headache
with no known cause even though there is now an easy and F.A.S.T. (Face;
Arms, Speech and Time) stroke recognition system; and

  WHEREAS, Understanding the warning signs and emergency treatment can
save lives, reduce disability, and possibly even reverse all impacts  of
the stroke; and

  WHEREAS,  The  chance  of having a stroke more than doubles for each
decade of life after age 55; while stroke is common among  the  elderly,
many people under 65 also have strokes; and

  WHEREAS,  About 6,000 people die from stroke in New York State every
year; the estimated direct and indirect cost  of  stroke  for  2010  was
$73.7 billion; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim  May  2019,  as  Stroke
Awareness  Month  in  the  State  of  New  York, in conjunction with the
observance of National Stroke Awareness Month, and to encourage all  New
Yorkers  to  ask  their  doctors about stroke prevention and the warning
signs of stroke; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.