PRINTER'S NO. 2189
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
479
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, YOUNGBLOOD, BISHOP, COHEN, V. BROWN,
DiGIROLAMO, ROZZI, KINSEY, WARD, MILLARD, HENNESSEY, VEREB,
SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, KILLION, LONGIETTI, DRISCOLL, MURT,
CALTAGIRONE, KIRKLAND, McNEILL, O'BRIEN, D. COSTA, WATSON,
BOYLE, EVERETT, THOMAS, MARSICO, BIZZARRO, PAYNE, SCHWEYER,
NEILSON, MAHONEY, MAJOR, GINGRICH AND ROSS,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2015 as "Newborn Screening
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Newborn screening is the practice of screening every
baby born prior to hospital discharge for certain harmful or
potentially fatal conditions that are not otherwise apparent at
birth; and
WHEREAS, Early detection of these conditions in newborns
facilitates timely interventions that result in significant
decreases in morbidity, mortality and disability; and
WHEREAS, Newborn screening is a comprehensive system that
includes testing, diagnosis, follow-up, treatment, education and
evaluation; and
WHEREAS, Every year more than 4 million newborns in the
United States and more than 140,000 newborns in this
Commonwealth undergo newborn screening; and
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