BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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64 (Santiago)
As Introduced May 5, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Designates the month of May 2015 as Asthma Awareness
Month in order to increase awareness and understanding about
asthma and educate those with the disease on the treatments
available and the methods of preventing attacks. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Approximately five million Californians have been diagnosed with
asthma at some point in their lives, and almost three million
currently have asthma.
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2)Asthma is responsible for approximately 400 deaths, 35,000
hospital discharges, and 180,000 emergency department visits
annually in California.
3)Lifetime and current asthma prevalence is highest among children
five to 17 years of age and about 30% higher than among adults;
and asthma prevalence is higher among African Americans,
American Indians/Alaska Natives, Puerto Ricans, European
Hispanics, Pacific Islanders, and Filipinos.
4)Total charges for asthma hospitalizations in 2010 were over $1
billion, and intervention to prevent repeat hospitalizations
could have saved $156 million in these medical costs.
5)It is important that every person with asthma be diagnosed,
receive appropriate treatment, learn how to manage his or her
asthma, and reduce exposure to environmental factors that make
his or her asthma worse.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000408
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