PRINTER'S NO. 3147
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
804
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FABRIZIO, FARINA, MACKENZIE, BENNINGHOFF, DUSH,
SONNEY, FREEMAN, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, VEREB, DONATUCCI,
SCHLOSSBERG, R. BROWN, BAKER, READSHAW, McNEILL, PASHINSKI,
BOBACK, DRISCOLL, TOOHIL, MATZIE, CALTAGIRONE, KILLION,
GOODMAN, MILLARD, GIBBONS, THOMAS, LONGIETTI, BIZZARRO,
O'NEILL, ROSS, PICKETT, MAJOR, HEFFLEY, MARSICO, HARHART,
NEILSON, SCHLEGEL CULVER, V. BROWN, ROZZI, MURT, WARD,
WHEELAND, SCHREIBER, DiGIROLAMO, A. HARRIS, O'BRIEN, WATSON,
PHILLIPS-HILL, EVERETT, OBERLANDER, MILNE, PAYNE, GINGRICH,
MAHONEY, HENNESSEY, BURNS, HARKINS, B. MILLER, DEAN,
D. COSTA, KINSEY, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KIM, CUTLER, MOUL,
GODSHALL, DeLUCA AND SAINATO, APRIL 11, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 11, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2016 as "Parkinson's Disease
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease impacts 1 million people in the
United States and is expected to rise commensurately with
increasing life expectancy with projections estimated to double
the prevalence by 2030; and
WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease is the second most common
progressive neurodegenerative condition in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, Although research suggests the cause of Parkinson's
disease is a combination of genetic and environmental factors,
the exact cause of the progression of the disease is still
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