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                                                                  ACR 72
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          Date of Hearing:   June 22, 2009

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
                    ACR 72 (Huffman) - As Introduced:  May 5, 2009
           
          SUBJECT  :   Pain Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes the month of September 2009 as Pain  
          Awareness Month, and calls upon all Californians to observe this  
          month by participating in appropriate ceremonies and activities  
          and by learning how to improve the quality of life for people in  
          California suffering from pain.  Specifically,  this resolution   
          makes the following legislative findings:  

          1)More than 75 million Americans live with chronic pain caused  
            by various diseases or disorders; and each year, nearly 25  
            million Americans suffer with acute pain.

          2)Though medical knowledge and technology exist to relieve or  
            greatly ease pain, most pain is untreated, undertreated, or  
            improperly treated, and many health care professionals are  
            still unaware of how to effectively treat pain.

          3)It is the collective mission of the California-based Partners  
            for Understanding Pain to provide practical information for  
            people with pain, inform health care professionals about pain  
            management, and serve as an advocate for people experiencing  
            pain.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800