PRINTER'S NO. 2245
No. 224 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY O'PAKE, MELLOW, BODACK, MUSTO, KASUNIC, STOUT,
LOEPER, TILGHMAN, BRIGHTBILL, BELAN, COSTA, HART, KUKOVICH,
WAGNER, LAVALLE, MURPHY, SALVATORE, WHITE, TOMLINSON,
TARTAGLIONE, THOMPSON, MOWERY, WENGER, DENT, STAPLETON AND
LEMMOND, OCTOBER 11, 2000
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 2000 as "Pennsylvania Epilepsy
2 Awareness Month."
3 WHEREAS, Epilepsy is the third most common neurological
4 disorder, affecting 2.3 million Americans; and
5 WHEREAS, Approximately 181,000 new cases of seizure and
6 epilepsy are diagnosed each year; and
7 WHEREAS, Nearly 70% of epilepsy cases have causes that are
8 unknown; and
9 WHEREAS, Nearly 120,000 Pennsylvanians are affected by
10 epilepsy, with a growing number of young children and senior
11 citizens diagnosed every year according to the Epilepsy
12 Foundations of Western Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania
13 and Central Pennsylvania; and
14 WHEREAS, The hidden signs of childhood epilepsy are a serious
15 problem nationwide given children's difficulty in clearly
16 communicating their symptoms; and
1 WHEREAS, Recognizing these hidden signs is important in the
2 early diagnosis and treatment of children to prevent the onset
3 of learning disabilities, social problems and safety risks
4 associated with epilepsy; and
5 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's Epilepsy Foundations in conjunction
6 with the National Epilepsy Foundation are conducting an
7 extensive outreach program to educate parents, day-care workers
8 and other caregivers on the often hidden symptoms of childhood
9 epilepsy; and
10 WHEREAS, The National Epilepsy Foundation is launching the
11 "Kids and Seizures: Know the Hidden Signs" campaign during
12 "National Epilepsy Month," November 2000; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of November
14 2000 as "Pennsylvania Epilepsy Awareness Month" to bring further
15 attention to epilepsy and recognize Pennsylvanians affected by
16 epilepsy and their caregivers and advocates for their courage
17 and commitment; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
19 the Epilepsy Foundations of Western Pennsylvania, Southeastern
20 Pennsylvania and Central Pennsylvania.
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