PRINTER'S NO. 2203
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
494
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BIZZARRO,
COHEN, DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY,
KINSEY, KIRKLAND, MAJOR, MILLARD, MURT, O'BRIEN, PAYNE,
PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, THOMAS, VEREB,
WATSON, WHEELAND, YOUNGBLOOD AND MAHONEY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2015 as "Pain Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 100 million Americans live with a form of
chronic pain on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, Chronic pain is the number one cause of adult
disability in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Chronic pain is both an underrecognized and
underresourced public health crisis with devastating personal
and economic impact; and
WHEREAS, The American Chronic Pain Association through "Pain
Awareness Month" will create public awareness and facilitate
cooperative efforts among various organizations with an interest
in the many aspects of pain and address the obstacles and issues
that living with chronic pain creates; and
WHEREAS, Recent strides have been made in the research and
treatment of chronic pain; and
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WHEREAS, Increased awareness of and potential cures for
chronic pain can lead to much-needed relief; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2015 as "Pain Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania and call upon all residents of this Commonwealth to
join in this observance by participating in appropriate
activities to raise awareness of chronic pain and by learning
how to improve the quality of life for people in this
Commonwealth suffering from chronic pain.
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