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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 27, 2016 01:04 PM |
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| From: | Representative Karen Boback |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - February 7-14, 2016 |
| As I have done in the past, I will once again be introducing a resolution designating February 7 through 14, 2016, as “Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week” in Pennsylvania. Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is considered to be the most common birth defect and is a leading cause of birth defect-related deaths worldwide, affecting 40,000 babies each year in the U.S. alone. Despite the fact that CHD affects approximately 1.8 million families in the United States, a relatively small amount of funding is currently available for parent/patient educational services, research, and support. Most of the time, CHD is serious and requires surgery and/or medications which often presents an emotional and financial hardship for families I am hoping that by introducing this resolution it will raise more awareness across the state for those families who have a child suffering from CHD. I hope you will join me in co-sponsoring this legislation. Thank you for your interest and support. |
Introduced as HR689