BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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187 (Gomez)
As Introduced May 17, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Arambula, Cooley, | |
| | |Gomez, Holden, Jones, | |
| | |Quirk, Rodriguez, | |
| | |Waldron | |
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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% of
African American adults - among the highest prevalence of any
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population in the world.
3)One in three Americans cannot recall any stroke warning signs
or symptoms and 58% do not know if they are at risk for
stroke.
4)The F.A.S.T. warning signs and symptoms of stroke include face
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
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Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0003084