HR0100 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Asthma has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, affecting an estimated 20 million people; and

WHEREAS, Nearly 300,000 children in the State of Illinois suffer from asthma; and

WHEREAS, Asthma is the leading cause of childhood hospitalizations in the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Approximately 300 Illinois citizens died from asthma-related deaths in 2004, and hundreds more die each year; and

WHEREAS, This body recognizes that the health and well-being of each and every citizen of this State is important; and

WHEREAS, The month of May is Asthma Awareness Month and the date of May 5, 2009 is World Asthma Day; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim May 5, 2009 as Illinois Clean Air and Asthma Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.