05-R
230
2005 -- H 6450
Enacted 05/03/05
H O U S E R E
S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING SUPPORT OF WORLD
ASTHMA DAY ON MAY 3, 2005 IN THE STATE
OF RHODE ISLAND
Introduced By:
Representatives Handy, Mumford, Singleton, Gallison, and McNamara
Date
Introduced: May 03, 2005
WHEREAS,
Asthma has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, affecting
about 15 million people; and
WHEREAS,
Asthma is the leading cause of childhood hospitalizations, long-term illness,
and school absenteeism,
accounting for more than 10 million missed school days each year; and
WHEREAS,
Each year 2 million people are rushed to the emergency room and 5,000
people die from asthma; and
WHEREAS,
Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease in which the airways of the
lungs constrict, causing
wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing; and
WHEREAS,
Exposure to allergens and irritants such as dust mites, mold, cockroaches,
pet dander, and secondhand
smoke can bring on an asthma episode; and
WHEREAS,
Secondhand smoke worsens children’s asthma in an estimated 400,000 to
one million children; and
WHEREAS,
There are simple steps people can take to reduce their exposure to
environmental asthma triggers;
and
WHEREAS,
The House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
are encouraging Americans to identify and reduce their
exposures to environmental
triggers in homes and schools, and incorporate environmental
controls into their asthma
management plans; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations hereby
proclaims support of World Asthma Day on May 3, 2005 in the
State of Rhode Island; and be
it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy
of this resolution to the Rhode Island Division of the American
Cancer Society, the American
Lung Association and the American Heart Association.
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