SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 58
WHEREAS, Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month is being
observed in Texas and across the nation in March 2017; and
WHEREAS, The term "bleeding disorders" refers to a wide
range of medical issues that cause poor blood clotting and
abnormal bleeding; these conditions include von Willebrand
disease, which is found in approximately one percent of the
United States population, and hemophilia, which currently
affects about 20,000 Americans; and
WHEREAS, In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of
President Ronald Reagan's designating March 1986 as Hemophilia
Awareness Month, the National Hemophilia Foundation launched a
successful 2016 campaign for the observance of Bleeding
Disorders Awareness Month each March in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Lone Star chapter of the foundation joined
together with the Texas Central Hemophilia Association in 2012 to
establish the Texas Bleeding Disorders Coalition, an advocacy
group that works to increase awareness of bleeding disorders
among the general public, government officials, and the medical
community; the organization seeks to ensure that all Texans
afflicted with these conditions have access to high-quality care
at hemophilia treatment centers, to the most effective clotting
medications available, and to the support services necessary for
the proper management of their disorder; and
WHEREAS, Millions of Americans are living with a bleeding
disorder, and this monthlong event offers a time to learn more
about such diseases and to focus on the need for further research
in the hope of ultimately finding cures; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby recognize March 2017 as Bleeding Disorders
Awareness Month.
Bettencourt
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 30, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate