Full Text of HR0136 94th General Assembly
HR0136 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Brain Awareness Week is an international effort | 3 |
| organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives to advance | 4 |
| public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain | 5 |
| research; the Dana Alliance is joined in the campaign by | 6 |
| partners in the United States and around the world, including | 7 |
| medical and research organizations, patient advocacy groups, | 8 |
| the National Institutes of Health and other government | 9 |
| agencies, service groups, hospitals and universities, K-12 | 10 |
| schools, and professional organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, The Pilot Club of Jacksonville is participating in | 12 |
| this year's Brain Awareness Week; the Club is one of over 470 | 13 |
| clubs in Pilot International, a global organization of | 14 |
| executive, business, and professional leaders working together | 15 |
| to improve the quality of life in local communities and | 16 |
| throughout the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Pilot International provides guidance and | 18 |
| encouragement to communities through sponsorship of safety and | 19 |
| security awareness programs, especially as they relate to | 20 |
| brain-related disorders; and
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| WHEREAS, Each year thousands of Illinoisans are diagnosed | 22 |
| with devastating disorders of the brain, including | 23 |
| Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, autism, and communication | 24 |
| disorders, all of which cause considerable pain and suffering; | 25 |
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| WHEREAS, We are reaching a new era of discovery based on | 27 |
| the rapid progress that is being made in the study of the brain | 28 |
| and the powerful new tools available to neuroscientists; and
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| WHEREAS, These technical advances have already greatly | 30 |
| benefited people who are incapacitated by spinal cord injuries, |
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| depressive disorders, epileptic seizures, Parkinson's disease, | 2 |
| Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, and | 3 |
| other life-threatening disorders; and
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| WHEREAS, New insights from neuroscience research will give | 5 |
| us a more concise understanding of how people become addicted | 6 |
| to drugs and thereby provide more effective treatments for | 7 |
| those with chemical dependencies; and
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| WHEREAS, Scientists at Illinois' premiere universities, | 9 |
| private colleges, and research institutes are at the forefront | 10 |
| of many of the most promising efforts to understand the | 11 |
| complexities of the brain, to alleviate the pain and suffering | 12 |
| associated with brain disorders and reduce the cost of treating | 13 |
| neurological diseases; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 |
| we recognize the week of March 14-20, 2005, as Brain Awareness | 17 |
| Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the Pilot Club of Jacksonville.
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