PRINTER'S NO. 1244
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
206
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McCLINTON, READSHAW, MILLARD, DeLUCA, DEAN,
TOOHIL, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHWEYER, DRISCOLL, BOBACK, KINSEY,
DiGIROLAMO, BULLOCK, THOMAS, MURT, HENNESSEY, V. BROWN,
SOLOMON, CALTAGIRONE, O'BRIEN, WATSON, FREEMAN, NEILSON,
CONKLIN, HILL-EVANS, D. COSTA AND MARSICO, APRIL 4, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 4, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 7, 2017, as "World Health Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "World Health Day" annually focuses on the global
health priorities of the World Health Organization, the United
Nations' directing and coordinating authority for health; and
WHEREAS, April 7, the date of the World Health Organization's
founding in 1948, is set aside for this global observance; and
WHEREAS, The topic for the 2017 "World Health Day" campaign
is depression; and
WHEREAS, Depression is an illness characterized by persistent
sadness and a loss of interest in activities that were enjoyed,
accompanied by an inability to carry out daily activities, for
at least two weeks; and
WHEREAS, People with depression normally also have several
accompanying symptoms or conditions, including loss of energy, a
change in appetite, a change in sleeping habits, anxiety,
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