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                                                                  ACR 131
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          Date of Hearing:   August 16, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                 ACR 131 (Galgiani) - As Introduced:  March 19, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              None Vote:N/a

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This measure encourages the State Department of Health Care 
          Services, the State Department of Public Health, and other state 
          entities to partner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
          (COPD) stakeholders to improve education regarding COPD in the 
          course of implementing the statewide strategic plan.

          This measure would also designate November 2012 as Chronic 
          Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month in California and 
          encourage public officials and the citizens of California to 
          increase awareness of the symptoms of, and the methods of 
          preventing, COPD.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible state fiscal effect. 

           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . The author indicates that COPD is a chronic and 
          progressive disease that impacts five million California 
          residents.  She also indicates the California COPD Coalition has 
          developed a comprehensive plan to address COPD in the state, 
          entitled the "Strategic Plan to Address COPD in California," 
          which outlines six goal areas, including prevention, quality of 
          care, public health infrastructure and advocacy, surveillance, 
          research, and public education awareness.  The author believes 
          this bill will raise awareness about prevention, diagnosis, and 
          management of COPD.
          
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 









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