PRINTER'S NO. 2749
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
581
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, FRANKEL, CALTAGIRONE, BIZZARRO,
BERNSTINE, KORTZ, KENYATTA, DiGIROLAMO, BURNS, McCLINTON,
MURT, HOWARD, RYAN, McNEILL, ISAACSON, MILLARD, MALAGARI,
READSHAW, DAVIDSON, SCHLOSSBERG, LONGIETTI, HILL-EVANS,
KINSEY, JOHNSON-HARRELL, WARREN, SCHLEGEL CULVER AND
SCHWEYER, OCTOBER 22, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 22, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of October 20 through 26, 2019, as
"National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Human exposure to lead is a global public health
issue; and
WHEREAS, Inhaled or consumed lead causes long-term
consequences and irreversible damage among children and adults;
and
WHEREAS, Even low blood lead levels can profoundly affect the
brain and nervous system; and
WHEREAS, Lead poisoning at very high levels can be fatal; and
WHEREAS, Childhood lead poisoning is considered the most
preventable environmental disease affecting children; and
WHEREAS, "National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week" emphasizes
awareness of the sources of this pervasive neurotoxicant and the
steps to reduce or prevent harmful blood lead levels and improve
health outcomes; and
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