,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,beatty submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,may as ,national ,stroke
 ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas stroke1   
also known as a cerebrovascular         
accident1 is an acute neurologic injury 
that occurs when the blood supply to a  
part of the brain is interrupted by a   
clot in the artery or a burst of the    
artery2 ,whereas stroke is a medical    
emergency that can cause permanent      
neurologic damage or even death if not  
promptly diagnosed and treated2 ,whereas
 in the ,united ,states1 stroke is the  
fourth leading cause of death2 ,whereas1
 according to the ,centers for ,disease 
,control and ,prevention1 #a person in  
the ,united ,states dies from stroke    
every #d minutes2 ,whereas every year1  
more than #gie1jjj people in the ,united

 ,states have a stroke2 ,whereas stroke 
costs the ,united ,states an estimated  
#ed1jjj1jjj1jjj each year1 including the
 costs of health care services1         
medications1 and missed days of work2   
,whereas stroke is a leading cause of   
serious long-term disability2 ,whereas  
those disabilities may require ongoing  
physical therapy and surgeries2 ,whereas
 the permanent health concerns and      
treatments resulting from stroke have a 
considerable impact on children1        
families1 and society2 and ,whereas ,may
 would be an appropriate month to       
designate as ,national ,stroke          
,awareness ,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
designation of ,national ,stroke        
,awareness ,month2  7#b7 encourages the 
people of the ,united ,states to support
 the efforts1 programs1 services1 and   
advocacy of organizations that work to  
enhance public awareness of stroke2 and 
7#c7 encourages continued coordination  

and cooperation between government1     
researchers1 families1 and the public to
 improve treatments and prognoses for   
individuals who suffer strokes4