PRINTER'S NO. 3156
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
672
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, KIM, DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS, BIZZARRO,
PICKETT, MURT, SONNEY, MOUL, SCHLOSSBERG, BURNS, MILLARD,
CIRESI, DiGIROLAMO, READSHAW, HEFFLEY, LONGIETTI, EVERETT,
KORTZ, FREEMAN, SCHMITT, THOMAS, BERNSTINE, BROOKS, GLEIM,
BROWN, KAUFER, RYAN, DeLUCA, NEILSON AND ROEBUCK,
JANUARY 17, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 17, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 7 through 14, 2020, as
"Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Congenital heart defects are the most frequently
occurring birth defect and the leading cause of birth defect-
related deaths worldwide; and
WHEREAS, More than 1 million families across this nation are
facing the challenges and hardships of raising children with
congenital heart defects; and
WHEREAS, Every year 40,000 babies are born in the United
States with congenital heart defects; and
WHEREAS, Some congenital heart defects are not diagnosed
until months or years after birth; and
WHEREAS, Undiagnosed congenital heart conditions cause many
cases of sudden cardiac death in young athletes; and
WHEREAS, Despite these statistics, newborns and young
athletes are not routinely screened for congenital heart
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