PRINTER'S NO. 3370
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
766
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, KIM, BIZZARRO, BERNSTINE, HENNESSEY,
THOMAS, RYAN, KORTZ, MILLARD, MARKOSEK, HARKINS, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, SCHMITT, DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS, BURNS, FREEMAN,
JONES, DIAMOND, MEHAFFIE, STAATS, NEILSON, MIHALEK, T. DAVIS,
SONNEY, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, B. MILLER, EVERETT AND
READSHAW, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing March 26, 2020, as "Epilepsy Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Epilepsy Awareness Day" is observed on March 26 of
each year throughout the world and has become known as "Purple
Day"; and
WHEREAS, Epilepsy is a neurological condition sometimes
referred to as a seizure disorder and is characterized by
recurring seizures; and
WHEREAS, As the fourth most common neurological disorder in
the United States, ranked behind migraine headache, stroke and
Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy affects 3.4 million Americans of
all ages; and
WHEREAS, According to the World Health Organization, nearly
50 million people around the world live with epilepsy; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 150,000 new cases of epilepsy occur in
the United States each year, most often in young children and
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