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          Date of Hearing:   May 27, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                       187 (Gomez) - As Introduced  May 17, 2016


          SUBJECT:  American Stroke Month


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims the month of May 2016 as American Stroke  
          Month in California.  Specifically, this resolution makes the  
          following legislative findings: 


          1)Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability and  
            the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, killing  
            about 130,000 people nationwide and over 13,500 California  
            citizens each year.



          2)Nearly 80 million Americans have high blood pressure, which is  
            a major controllable risk factor for stroke, including 44  
            percent of African American adults-among the highest  
            prevalence of any population in the world.



          3)One in three Americans cannot recall any stroke warning signs  
            or symptoms and 58 percent do not know if they are at risk for  
            stroke.



          4)The F.A.S.T. warning signs and symptoms of stroke include face  








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            drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and time to call  
            9-1-1.



          5)Beyond F.A.S.T, additional stroke warning signs and symptoms  
            include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg,  
            especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion, trouble  
            speaking or understanding, sudden trouble seeing in one or  
            both eyes, sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance  
            or coordination, and sudden severe headache with no known  
            cause.



          6)On the American Stroke Month Day of Action, May 1, 2016,  
            throughout the month of May and year-round, the American  
            Stroke Association's "Together to End Stroke" initiative  
            encourages Americans to learn their personal stroke risk,  
            memorize and share the stroke warning signs, and call 9-1-1 at  
            the first sign of a stroke.



          7)New and effective treatments have been developed to treat and  
            minimize the severity and damaging effect of strokes, but much  
            more research is needed.
          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association


          Opposition
          None on file









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          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800