Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AJR133 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 133
5	5	February 23, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives MYERS, ANDRACA, BARE,
6	6	BINSFELD, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, DRAKE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, JOERS, MOORE
7	7	OMOKUNDE, MURPHY, O'CONNOR, OHNSTAD, RATCLIFF, ROZAR, SHANKLAND,
8	8	STUBBS and SUBECK, cosponsored by Senators AGARD, COWLES, LARSON and
9	9	SPREITZER. Referred to Committee on Rules.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	Relating to: proclaiming March 2024 to be Kidney Month in Wisconsin.
12	12	Whereas, the National Kidney Foundation designated March as National
13	13	Kidney Month to help spread awareness about kidney disease and the ways it can
14	14	be detected and prevented; and
15	15	Whereas, kidneys serve many important health functions, including filtering
16	16	waste from the blood, directing the production of red blood cells, and regulating fluid
17	17	and blood pressure levels; and
18	18	Whereas, it is estimated that one in seven American adults has kidney disease
19	19	and that one in three adults is at a high risk for developing kidney disease; and
20	20	Whereas, kidney disease can cause several health problems, such as
21	21	cardiovascular disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, kidney failure, and
22	22	nerve damage; and
23	23	Whereas, the risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes, family history,
24	24	high blood pressure, and old age; and
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42	42	Whereas, African Americans are at an increased risk for chronic kidney disease
43	43	and kidney failure; and
44	44	Whereas, nine out of 10 people who have kidney disease do not know they have
45	45	it; and
46	46	Whereas, the symptoms of kidney disease may include swelling of the face,
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48	48	increased thirst; and
49	49	Whereas, early detection and treatment of kidney disease can slow or prevent
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51	51	Whereas, according to the National Kidney Foundation, kidney disease risk
52	52	can be reduced by quitting smoking, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight,
53	53	controlling blood pressure and blood sugar, and avoiding excessive use of pain
54	54	medications; and
55	55	Whereas, the Wisconsin Legislature has an opportunity to join a national
56	56	awareness effort to promote kidney health; now, therefore, be it
57	57	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature
58	58	hereby proclaims March 2024 to be Kidney Month in Wisconsin.
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