PRINTER'S NO. 2676
No. 463 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY GINGRICH, SHAPIRO, ADOLPH, BENNINGHOFF,
BENNINGTON, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CREIGHTON, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARHART, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
HORNAMAN, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KILLION, KULA, MACKERETH, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, MURT,
MUSTIO, NAILOR, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE,
PARKER, PAYNE, PERZEL, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAMALEY,
RAPP, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER,
TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WANSACZ, WATSON, WHEATLEY, J. WHITE,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 18, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 18, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of October 21 through 27, 2007, as "Child
2 Death Review Recognition Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The death of a child is a tragic event; and
4 WHEREAS, The death of a child is a great loss to family,
5 friends and community and often represents unjust sufferings and
6 unfulfilled promises; and
7 WHEREAS, It is known that many child deaths are preventable;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Child Death Review is a process that works to
10 understand child deaths in order to prevent harm to other
11 children; and
12 WHEREAS, There exists in 62 of the 67 counties of this
1 Commonwealth a network of professionals organized under the
2 Child Death Review Team; and
3 WHEREAS, These professionals review child deaths and child
4 safety issues in their communities and work on prevention
5 strategies to prevent future child deaths; and
6 WHEREAS, Child Death Review teams in Pennsylvania have made a
7 difference in the lives of children since 1991; and
8 WHEREAS, Through the collaboration of Child Death Review
9 teams and SIDS of Pennsylvania, there now exists a Cribs for
10 Kids program in many parts of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
12 week of October 21 through 27, 2007, as "Child Death Review
13 Recognition Week" in Pennsylvania.
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