PRINTER'S NO.  1473

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

No.

197

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, OCTOBER 6, 2009

  

  

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 6, 2009  

  

  

  

A RESOLUTION

  

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Recognizing the month of October 2009 as "Health Literacy Month"

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in Pennsylvania.

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WHEREAS, Health Literacy Month was founded in 1999 by Helen

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Osborne, M.Ed., to raise awareness of the importance of

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providing health care patients with clear, understandable health

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information; and

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WHEREAS, Health Literacy Month will be observed worldwide

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throughout the month of October 2009; and

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WHEREAS, The theme for Health Literacy Month in 2009 is "Why

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Health Literacy Matters: Sharing Our Stories in Words, Pictures

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and Sound"; and

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WHEREAS, Health literacy is a responsibility shared by many

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partners of the health care system, including governmental

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leaders; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of October 2009

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as "Health Literacy Month" in Pennsylvania.