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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 141
Author: Holden (D), et al.
Amended: 5/23/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/23/14
SUBJECT : American Stroke Month 2014
SOURCE : American Heart Association
DIGEST : This resolution declares May 2014 to be American
Stroke Month in California.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability and
the fourth leading cause of death in California, killing about
130,000 people nationwide and approximately 13,506 citizens of
California each year.
2.Nearly 78 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
population in the world.
3.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. Beyond F.A.S.T., additional stroke warning signs and
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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.
4.The American Stroke Association's Together to End Stroke
initiative encourages Americans, on May 1, 2014, the American
Stroke Month Day of Action, throughout the month of May, and
year-round, 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.
5.New and effective treatments have been developed to treat and
minimize the severity and damaging effect of strokes, but much
more research is needed.
This resolution declares May 2014 to be American Stroke Month in
California and 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 9-1-1 immediately in order to begin to reduce
the devastating effects of stroke on our population.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/4/14)
American Heart Association (source)
National Stroke Association
JL:e 6/4/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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