PRINTER'S NO. 2284
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
520
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY NESBIT, BAKER, CUTLER, MAJOR, MILLARD, ROZZI,
IRVIN, BOBACK, QUIGLEY, KIRKLAND, KINSEY, WATSON, D. COSTA,
McGINNIS, KIM, MURT, PHILLIPS-HILL, V. BROWN, LONGIETTI,
VEREB, DONATUCCI, HARHART, QUINN, CAUSER, THOMAS, PICKETT,
KLUNK, COHEN, DUSH, SONNEY, SCHLOSSBERG, MARSICO, HENNESSEY,
DRISCOLL, CALTAGIRONE, FARINA, GROVE, DiGIROLAMO, WHEELAND,
PAYNE, SCHWEYER, NEILSON, GINGRICH, ROSS, BIZZARRO, GILLEN,
WARD AND SCHEMEL, OCTOBER 1, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2015 as "Pulmonary
Hypertension Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and commending
the work of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.
WHEREAS, The health of our community's people is the
foundation for a caring and productive society, and our future
rests with our ability to find cures for, and adequately treat
individuals who are afflicted with, a variety of illnesses,
including pulmonary hypertension; and
WHEREAS, Pulmonary hypertension is a rare disorder causing
intolerable blood pressure levels in the arteries between the
lungs and heart, and it has been chronic and incurable with a
poor survival rate; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension may include chest
pain, dizziness, fainting, fatigue, swollen legs and ankles and
irregular heartbeat; and
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