PRINTER'S NO. 2028
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
384
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, SONNEY, KORTZ, PICKETT, RYAN, DiGIROLAMO,
HILL-EVANS, BURNS, YOUNGBLOOD, BIZZARRO, LONGIETTI,
HENNESSEY, MADDEN, MOUL, OBERLANDER, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW,
MILLARD, BROWN, JONES AND FREEMAN, JUNE 6, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 6, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 8 through 14, 2019, as
"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week"
in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a
debilitating and generally fatal disease marked by progressive
scarring of the lungs causing an irreversible loss of the lung
tissue's ability to transport oxygen; and
WHEREAS, IPF progresses quickly, often causing disability or
death within three to five years; and
WHEREAS, IPF is the most common form of interstitial lung
disease; and
WHEREAS, There is no proven cause of IPF, and it is often
misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, IPF is five times more common than cystic fibrosis
and Lou Gehrig's disease yet the disease remains virtually
unknown and receives a fraction of the research funding; and
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