PRINTER'S NO. 1873
No. 201 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, KUKOVICH, HUGHES, MUSTO, DENT, KITCHEN, O'PAKE, COSTA, SCARNATI, SCHWARTZ, TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, BOSCOLA, ORIE, MURPHY, ERICKSON, BODACK, THOMPSON, C. WILLIAMS AND RHOADES, APRIL 9, 2002
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 9, 2002
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating the week of April 1 through 7, 2002, as "Sleep 2 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Millions of Americans suffer from sleep disorders or 4 do not get a sufficient amount of sleep; and 5 WHEREAS, The lack of quality sleep leads to fatigue and 6 diminishes a person's ability to stay alert, interfering with a 7 person's daily activities and causing numerous industrial, 8 traffic and other accidents; and 9 WHEREAS, The National Sleep Foundation was established as an 10 independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving 11 public understanding of sleep disorders and sleep and 12 remediating and preventing sleep-related problems; and 13 WHEREAS, The National Sleep Foundation is sponsoring 14 "National Sleep Awareness Week" to promote the importance of 15 quality sleep to health, productivity and safety; and 16 WHEREAS, Community Sleep Awareness Partners, local 17 organizations which aid the National Sleep Foundation in the
1 pursuit of its goals, are sponsoring numerous events during 2 "National Sleep Awareness Week" to promote healthy sleep; 3 therefore be it 4 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of April 1 5 through 7, 2002, as "Sleep Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. B25L82MSP/20020S0201R1873 - 2 -