BILL NUMBER: ACR 54	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mitchell

                        APRIL 27, 2011

   Relative to American Stroke Month 2011.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 54, as introduced, Mitchell. American Stroke Month 2011.
   This measure would declare May 2011 to be American Stroke Month in
California.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability
and the third leading cause of death in the United States, killing
over 136,000 people nationwide and approximately 15,585 citizens of
California each year; and
   WHEREAS, Warning signs of stroke 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; and
   WHEREAS, Americans are more aware of the risk factors and warning
signs for stroke now than they have been in the past, but two in five
adults cannot identify any symptoms; and
   WHEREAS, The actions for American Stroke Month 2011 are "Take 2 to
Save 2" to encourage people to take two minutes to save two lives by
sending two health messages to two people that they know who smoke,
are overweight, have high blood pressure, diabetes, or a family
history of heart disease or stroke, and are at increased risk of
being disabled or dying from a stroke, and to promote the program
"Power to End Stroke" to reduce stroke in African Americans, who are
at particularly high risk of stroke, by empowering them to reduce
their risk, recognize the warning signs, and respond quickly; and
   WHEREAS, New and effective treatments have been developed to treat
and minimize the severity and damaging effects of strokes, but much
more research is needed; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares May 2011 to be
American Stroke Month in California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians to
familiarize themselves with the risk factors associated with stroke,
to recognize the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, and, at the
first signs of a stroke, to dial 911 immediately in order to begin to
reduce the devastating effects of stroke on our population; and be
it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author and to the Secretary of the Senate for
appropriate distribution.