,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,kirk submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,growth ,awareness ,week4     
,whereas1 according to the ,pictures of 
,standard ,syndromes and ,undiagnosed   
,malformations database 7commonly known 
as the ,,possum database71 more than    
#fjj serious diseases and health        
conditions cause growth failure2        
,whereas health conditions that cause   
growth failure may affect the overall   
health of a child2  ,whereas short      
stature may be a symptom of a serious   
underlying health condition2  ,whereas  
children with growth failure are often  
undiagnosed2  ,whereas1 according to the
 ,,magic ,foundation for children's     
growth1 #dh percent of children in the  
,united ,states who were evaluated for  
the #b most common causes of growth     

failure were undiagnosed with growth    
failure2  ,whereas the longer a child   
with growth failure goes undiagnosed1   
the greater the potential for damage and
 higher costs of care2  ,whereas early  
detection and a diagnosis of growth     
failure are crucial to ensure a healthy 
future for a child with growth failure2 
,whereas raising public awareness of1   
and educating the public about1 growth  
failure is a vital public service2      
,whereas providing resources for        
identification of growth failure will   
allow for early detection2 and  ,whereas
 the ,,magic ,foundation for children's 
growth has designated the third week of 
,september as ,growth ,awareness ,week3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate--  7#a7 designates the third    
week of ,september #bjad as ,growth     
,awareness ,week2 and  7#b7 supports the
 goals and ideals of ,growth ,awareness 
,week4