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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 36
Author: Blakeslee (R)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
SUBJECT : Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares May 19, 2011, to be
Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day in California.
ANALYSIS : Resolution findings:
1. Liver cancer and liver disease related to hepatitis B
and hepatitis C are among the leading killers in
California.
2. Hepatitis C is the most prevalent bloodborne disease
in the United States and in California.
3. Early detection of hepatitis B or hepatitis C
infection promotes effective management or treatment of
these infections, preventing disability, loss of
productivity and income, and allows persons to live
full, satisfying, and productive lives.
4. Undetected and untreated hepatitis B or hepatitis C
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infection can lead to disability or death.
5. The majority of the estimated half million California
residents with chronic hepatitis C infection do not
know they are infected, and are therefore at high risk
of severe liver disease, liver cancer, or liver
failure.
6. The majority of the estimated 125,000 California
residents with hepatitis B infection do not know that
they are infected, and are therefore at high risk of
severe liver disease, liver cancer, or liver failure.
7. Untreated hepatitis B and hepatitis C leading causes
of liver failure requiring a liver transplant.
8. There is a vaccine for the prevention of hepatitis B,
the first proven, low-cost vaccination against any form
of cancer made available to Americans.
9. The cost of hospitalizations for liver cancer and
liver disease reached $2 billion in California in 2007,
mostly paid for by tax-supported public health
insurers.
10. Hepatitis awareness education campaigns and
accessible screening for hepatitis B and hepatitis C,
along with appropriate treatment, can reduce the damage
from hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infection to
individuals and to our community, financially as well
as physically and emotionally.
This resolution declares May 19, 2011, to be Viral
Hepatitis Awareness Day in California.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
CTW:nl 5/9/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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