PRINTER'S NO. 2363
No. 265 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, ORIE, SCHRODER, ROSS, ARMSTRONG,
CAPPABIANCA, READSHAW, DERMODY, GEORGE, THOMAS, CORRIGAN,
PIPPY, FARGO, MILLER, FICHTER, DeWEESE, MASLAND, BROWNE,
HERMAN, MAITLAND, FLEAGLE, HALUSKA, WASHINGTON, LESCOVITZ,
ROHRER, STERN, C. WILLIAMS, CARN, BOSCOLA, MARKOSEK,
TRAVAGLIO, MUNDY, BAKER, McGEEHAN, TRUE, RAMOS, FAIRCHILD,
ITKIN, SCRIMENTI, PESCI, BATTISTO, LYNCH, BARD, COWELL,
M. N. WRIGHT, FEESE, ADOLPH, BEBKO-JONES, MAJOR, GRUPPO,
MELIO, STURLA, DENT, HERSHEY, LEDERER, B. SMITH, M. COHEN,
COY, BELARDI, SAYLOR, DONATUCCI, DeLUCA, CORPORA, MARSICO,
TIGUE, O'BRIEN, NAILOR, STABACK, CLARK, SHANER, TRELLO,
DiGIROLAMO, ZUG, SATHER, SANTONI, WOJNAROSKI, PLATTS, WILT,
LAUGHLIN, WALKO, OLASZ, BROWN, ROBINSON, SURRA, GEIST,
SERAFINI, RAYMOND, JAMES, PHILLIPS, HENNESSEY, L. I. COHEN,
DRUCE, BISHOP, DEMPSEY, ARGALL, HASAY, KENNEY, CURRY,
McNAUGHTON, KIRKLAND, SEMMEL, PISTELLA, YOUNGBLOOD, LUCYK,
STEVENSON, LEVDANSKY, MANDERINO, SEYFERT, GIGLIOTTI,
HUTCHINSON, ROBERTS, HORSEY, D. W. SNYDER AND McCALL,
OCTOBER 7, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 7, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating November 1997 as "National Diabetes Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the importance of
4 diagnosing and treating diabetes effectively; and
5 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the importance of
6 promoting diabetes awareness and education; and
7 WHEREAS, The current national yearly health expenditures, for
8 both direct and indirect costs associated with diabetes, are in
9 excess of $92 billion and $6.7 billion in Pennsylvania; and
1 WHEREAS, The number of newly diagnosed people with diabetes
2 across the nation is more than 625,000 each year; and
3 WHEREAS, The number of people with diabetes in the United
4 States is in excess of 16 million; and
5 WHEREAS, One in every 20 people of the general population, 1
6 in 8 people of the African American population and 1 in 10
7 people of the Hispanic, Asian and Native American populations
8 have diabetes; and
9 WHEREAS, Diabetes is responsible for 8% of legal blindness;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, Other complications of diabetes include heart
12 disease, stroke, kidney disease and circulation problems; and
13 WHEREAS, Good control of blood glucose levels in people with
14 diabetes has been shown to dramatically decrease the likelihood
15 of the occurrence of such complications, thus improving the
16 patient's quality of life and decreasing health care
17 expenditures; and
18 WHEREAS, Education concerning diabetes and its treatment is
19 critical to improving blood glucose control; therefore be it
20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
21 November 1997 as "National Diabetes Month" in Pennsylvania, in
22 recognition of the value of education in helping to treat
23 diabetes in a cost-effective manner and to improve the quality
24 of life for those people with diabetes; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That people with diabetes, their families and
26 friends and health care professionals in this Commonwealth are
27 urged to utilize this month to increase their awareness and
28 understanding of diabetes so that in the future people with
29 diabetes will be better able to care for their own needs and
30 others will be better prepared to serve the needs of people with
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