PRINTER'S NO. 1116
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
96
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, VENKAT, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL, BRENNAN,
SANCHEZ, MADDEN, KINSEY, KHAN, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS,
PISCIOTTANO, HADDOCK, NEILSON AND PARKER, MAY 2, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 2, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing May 2, 2023, as "World Asthma Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
defines asthma as a chronic lung disease that inflames and
narrows the airways, resulting in recurring periods of wheezing,
chest tightness, shortness of breath and chronic coughing; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 21 million, or 1 in 12, individuals in
the United States are known to have asthma; and
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reported that an estimated 1 million adults and an estimated
300,000 children in Pennsylvania suffered from asthma in 2020;
and
WHEREAS, There is no known cure for asthma, but once asthma
is properly diagnosed and a treatment plan is implemented,
individuals are able to better manage symptoms and improve their
quality of life; and
WHEREAS, In an effort to raise awareness about asthma and
improve asthma care throughout the world, health care groups,
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