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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Asthma has reached epidemic proportions in the
3 United States, affecting an estimated 20 million people; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Nearly 300,000 children in the State of Illinois
5 suffer from asthma; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Asthma is the leading cause of childhood
7 hospitalizations in the State of Illinois; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Approximately 300 Illinois citizens died from
9 asthma-related deaths in 2004, and hundreds more die each year;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, This body recognizes that the health and
12 well-being of each and every citizen of this State is
13 important; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The month of May is Asthma Awareness Month and the
15 date of May 5, 2009 is World Asthma Day; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18 proclaim May 5, 2009 as Illinois Clean Air and Asthma Awareness
19 Day in the State of Illinois.