THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, M. O'BRIEN, ROSS, CREIGHTON, RAPP, MOUL, BEYER, MUSTIO, SONNEY, SAINATO, CALTAGIRONE, GEIST, DiGIROLAMO, SWANGER, GINGRICH, GIBBONS, READSHAW, EVERETT, GEORGE, FLECK, HORNAMAN, HESS, SIPTROTH, BELFANTI, HUTCHINSON, MAHONEY, HELM, McCALL, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, KOTIK, COHEN, WATSON, GRUCELA, GOODMAN, PAYNE, MANN, DONATUCCI, KORTZ, STERN, VULAKOVICH, JOSEPHS, MARSHALL, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, BAKER, KULA, WALKO, D. COSTA, PRESTON, BRIGGS, WATERS, O'NEILL, MANDERINO, DeLUCA, MYERS, CLYMER, TRUE, MUNDY, DAY, HARPER, KILLION, FRANKEL, REICHLEY, MAJOR, CUTLER, CONKLIN, MILLARD, CAUSER, MILNE, OBERLANDER, BOBACK AND BENNINGHOFF, OCTOBER 6, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 6, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of November 2009 as "Sarcoidosis Awareness

Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis is a disease affecting people of all

ages and races worldwide; and

WHEREAS, This disease causes masses of inflamed tissue, known

as granulomas, to form on various organs of the body including,

in rare cases, the brain; and

WHEREAS, The formation of granulomas on bodily organs may

cause failure in the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, eyes and liver;

and

WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis occurs at a higher rate among African

Americans, especially African-American women and young males,

than among other segments of the United States population; and

WHEREAS, Many people with sarcoidosis have no symptoms, and

this results in the disease going untreated; and

WHEREAS, Currently there is no available means of prevention;

and

WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis treatment and research would benefit

from enhanced awareness; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of November 2009 as "Sarcoidosis Awareness Month" in

Pennsylvania to help develop greater public awareness of this

disease.