Bill Text: PA SR183 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating September 25, 2009, as "International Ataxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-09-24 - Introduced and adopted [SR183 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR183-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1440
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 183 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, ALLOWAY, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KASUNIC, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS AND TARTAGLIONE, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating September 25, 2009, as "International Ataxia
Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Ataxia Foundation strives to meet the
goals of:
(1) Location of patients and persons at risk. The
National Ataxia Foundation encourages a complete neurological
examination to make early and correct diagnosis.
(2) Increased awareness about ataxia. The National
Ataxia Foundation assures that accurate information about
ataxia will be available through a variety of educational
programs for physicians, allied health professionals and the
public.
(3) Prevention of the spread of these disorders. The
National Ataxia Foundation encourages genetic counseling to
help affected individuals and families understand the
hereditary nature of the illness.
(4) Research. In addition to its own research efforts,
the National Ataxia Foundation supports those research
projects that are designed to better understand the pathology
and causes of the ataxias, or to institute new treatments
based upon scientific data. The National Ataxia Foundation
helps to coordinate research efforts into the causes and
early detection of ataxia through existing centers throughout
the world;
and
WHEREAS, An estimated 150,000 individuals are affected by
hereditary and sporadic ataxia in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Ataxia is an often fatal degenerative neurological
disorder that affects balance, coordination and speech; and
WHEREAS, Ataxia can strike anyone at any time, without regard
to age, gender or race; and
WHEREAS, There is no known cure for ataxia, leaving the only
defense to be research and prevention through education;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate September 25, 2009, as
"International Ataxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and urge
all citizens to honor and support those individuals with ataxia
and their caregivers, in the hope that a cure will soon be
found.
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