Bill Text: NY J02379 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2020, as Stroke Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-14 - ADOPTED [J02379 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02379-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2379

BY: Senator RIVERA

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  2020, 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  2020,  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  approximately  146,383  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, Over 6,000 people die from strokes 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  2020,  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.