PRINTER'S NO. 1099
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
181
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLETTI, KANE, BROWNE, BROOKS, FONTANA,
KEARNEY, SANTARSIERO, HUGHES, COMITTA, BARTOLOTTA, MUTH,
COSTA, STEFANO, PITTMAN, HUTCHINSON, SCHWANK, COLLETT AND
L. WILLIAMS, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing September 13, 2021, as "Celiac Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, September 13 has been nationally recognized as
"National Celiac Awareness Day"; and
WHEREAS, According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, Celiac
Disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in
genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten
leads to damage in the small intestine; and
WHEREAS, Celiac Disease is estimated to impact 1 in 100
people worldwide and approximately 3 million Americans,
including more than 129,000 Pennsylvanians; and
WHEREAS, Researchers are finding that Celiac Disease
prevalence is doubling approximately every 15 years, making it a
growing public health concern; and
WHEREAS, For people with Celiac Disease, gluten, a protein
found in wheat, barley and rye, is poisonous; and
WHEREAS, Even a trace amount, such as a crumb, can trigger an
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