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                                                                  ACR 54
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          Date of Hearing:   May 13, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                ACR 54 (Jones-Sawyer) - As Introduced:  April 24, 2013
           
          SUBJECT  :   American Stroke Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares May 2013 to be American Stroke Month in  
          California and urges all Californians to familiarize themselves  
          with the risk factors associated with stroke.  Specifically,  
           this resolution  makes the following legislative findings:

          1)Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability and  
            the third leading cause of death in California, killing  
            approximately 13, 506 citizens each year.

          2)The prevalence of stroke is projected to increase in the  
            United States by 24.9 percent between 2010 and 2030, and the  
            direct medical costs for treating stroke are expected to  
            increase by 238 percent, from $28.3 billion in 2010 to $95.6  
            billion by 2030.

          3)New and effective treatments have been developed to treat and  
            minimize the severity and damaging effect of strokes, but more  
            research is needed; and, more Americans are aware of the risk  
            factors and warnings signs for stroke than in the past.

          4)Throughout American Stroke Month 2013, the American Stroke  
            Association will honor those emergency medical services (EMS)  
            professionals and stroke survivors who have acted fast in a  
            stroke emergency to save lives by highlighting and sharing  
            their stories.

          5)The American Stroke Association's "Power to End Stroke"  
            awareness campaign will increase physical activity in at-risk  
            populations through the online Power Fitness challenge which  
            will track individual's physical activity through a mobile  
            application or device and encourage their daily activity  
            through prizes and community support.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   









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           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800