PRINTER'S NO. 863
No. 90 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, BOSCOLA, FERLO, KASUNIC, FONTANA, LOGAN,
COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, WASHINGTON, ORIE, DINNIMAN,
RAFFERTY, C. WILLIAMS, O'PAKE, D. WHITE, PIPPY, PILEGGI, FUMO
AND GREENLEAF, APRIL 18, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 18, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 1 through 7, 2007, as "Charcot-
2 Marie-Tooth Association Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is the most common
4 inherited neurological disorder, affecting approximately 150,000
5 persons in the United States and countless Pennsylvanians; and
6 WHEREAS, The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) in
7 Chester, Pennsylvania, has educated and served this Commonwealth
8 regarding CMT for more than 20 years; and
9 WHEREAS, While at present there is no cure for CMT, through
10 further study and physical therapy, muscle strength and
11 endurance can be improved; and
12 WHEREAS, The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association awareness and
13 outreach campaign in Pennsylvania can be used as a national
14 model; and
15 WHEREAS, CMTA is leading the charge for educational programs
16 dedicated to training doctors at medical colleges in this
17 Commonwealth to identify and treat CMT symptoms; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of May 1 through
2 7, 2007, as "Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association Awareness Week" in
3 Pennsylvania.
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