Michigan 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	house resolution no.250 Reps. Rogers, Conlin, Brabec, Farhat, MacDonell, Wozniak, Bezotte, McKinney, Paiz, Herzberg, McFall, Hood, Rheingans, Puri, Aiyash, Breen, Jaime Greene, Haadsma, Hill, Hope, Wilson, Witwer and Young offered the following resolution: A resolution to declare May 2024 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. Whereas, Approximately 4.5 million children in the United States currently have asthma; and Whereas, Over 27 million people in the United States, have asthma and the numbers are increasing each year; and Whereas, Over 1 million adults and children in Michigan have asthma; and Whereas, Asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among children; and Whereas, Nearly 1.5 million individuals per year visit emergency departments because of asthmas effects; and Whereas, Asthma is a leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due to a chronic disease among children; and Whereas, The total economic cost of asthma in the United States was $81,900,000,000 per year from 2008 to 2013; and Whereas, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous individuals in the United States face the highest burden of asthma; and Whereas, Asthma is a manageable disease that claimed the lives of over 3,500 Americans in 2021, including 94 people in Michigan; and Whereas, People with asthma and food allergies need access to affordable health insurance and to the medications and devices they need at affordable prices; and Whereas, Over 20 million people in the United States have food allergies, including about 4,300,000 children; and Whereas, Food allergy has increased among U.S. children over the past 20 years, with the greatest increase in Black children; and Whereas, Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases; and Whereas, May is an appropriate month to designate as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare May 2024 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. We recognize residents who live with asthma and allergies and to be compassionate of those living with these conditions.
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7	7	house resolution no.250
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9	9	Reps. Rogers, Conlin, Brabec, Farhat, MacDonell, Wozniak, Bezotte, McKinney, Paiz, Herzberg, McFall, Hood, Rheingans, Puri, Aiyash, Breen, Jaime Greene, Haadsma, Hill, Hope, Wilson, Witwer and Young offered the following resolution:
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11	11	A resolution to declare May 2024 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
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13	13	Whereas, Approximately 4.5 million children in the United States currently have asthma; and
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15	15	Whereas, Over 27 million people in the United States, have asthma and the numbers are increasing each year; and
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17	17	Whereas, Over 1 million adults and children in Michigan have asthma; and
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19	19	Whereas, Asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among children; and
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21	21	Whereas, Nearly 1.5 million individuals per year visit emergency departments because of asthmas effects; and
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23	23	Whereas, Asthma is a leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due to a chronic disease among children; and
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25	25	Whereas, The total economic cost of asthma in the United States was $81,900,000,000 per year from 2008 to 2013; and
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27	27	Whereas, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous individuals in the United States face the highest burden of asthma; and
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29	29	Whereas, Asthma is a manageable disease that claimed the lives of over 3,500 Americans in 2021, including 94 people in Michigan; and
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31	31	Whereas, People with asthma and food allergies need access to affordable health insurance and to the medications and devices they need at affordable prices; and
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33	33	Whereas, Over 20 million people in the United States have food allergies, including about 4,300,000 children; and
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35	35	Whereas, Food allergy has increased among U.S. children over the past 20 years, with the greatest increase in Black children; and
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37	37	Whereas, Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases; and
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39	39	Whereas, May is an appropriate month to designate as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month; now, therefore, be it
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41	41	Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare May 2024 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. We recognize residents who live with asthma and allergies and to be compassionate of those living with these conditions.