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S. C. R. No. 6 As Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee
As Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee
| 129th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Bacon, Beagle, Brown, Cafaro, Cates, Faber, Hite, Hughes, Jones, Kearney, LaRose, Lehner, Obhof, Oelslager, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Smith, Tavares, Turner, Wagoner
Representatives Wachtmann, Goodwin, Fende, Barnes, Carney, Celeste, Johnson, McKenney
A RESOLUTION | Designating Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month
in Ohio, April 2011.
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| WHEREAS, The members of the 129th General Assembly of Ohio
are pleased to declare April 2011 as Primary Immunodeficiency
Awareness Month in the State of Ohio; and |
| WHEREAS, Primary immunodeficiency diseases are disorders in
which part of the body's immune system is missing or does not
function properly. These disorders are caused by intrinsic or
genetic defects in the immune system, many of which require
chronic replacement therapies such as immune globulin
administration, gamma interferon, antibiotics, bone marrow or stem
cell transplantation, or gene therapy to protect afflicted
individuals from frequent life-threatening infections and
debilitating illnesses. The World Health Organization currently
recognizes more than two hundred primary immunodeficiency
diseases, and they are included by the National Institutes of
Health on their list of rare diseases; and |
| WHEREAS, As the public and the medical community know little
about primary immunodeficiency diseases, there is a delay of 12.4
years between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis, often resulting
in permanent functional impairment. These diseases may affect as
many as 250,000 people in the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, The education of healthcare professionals about
primary immunodeficiency diseases is necessary to reduce delays in
diagnosis and treatment, and widespread public support is needed
to understand these disorders, find cures, and provide access to
available life-saving therapies. The Immune Deficiency Foundation
is helping this cause by providing advocacy, education, and
research to improve diagnosis and treatment; therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, designate April 2011 as
Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month in the State of Ohio and
encourage all citizens to learn about primary immunodeficiency
diseases and support those affected by them; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this Resolution to the Immune Deficiency
Foundation and the news media of Ohio. |
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