,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bi1 #bjaf,mr4 ,kirk submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,november #bjaf as   
,national ,bladder ,health ,month4      
,whereas tens of millions of people in  
the ,united ,states are affected by     
bladder diseases and conditions1        
including urinary incontinence1         
overactive bladder1 underactive bladder1
 interstitial cystitis1 nocturia1       
urinary tract infections1 bladder       
cancer1 urotrauma1 and neurogenic       
bladder2 ,whereas bladder diseases and  
conditions have a significant impact on 
health and quality of life1 contributing
 to decreased physical activity 7which  
can increase obesity levels and the risk
 of diabetes and cardiovascular         
disease71 depression1 social isolation1 

falls1 sexual dysfunction1 loss of      
self-esteem1 hospitalizations1 nursing  
home admissions1 and even death2        
,whereas bladder diseases and conditions
 result in costs to the ,united ,states 
economy estimated at more than          
#gj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2 ,whereas      
bladder problems are highly stigmatized1
 and open dialogue generated by         
,national ,bladder ,health ,month can   
reduce stigma and empower providers and 
patients to have much-needed            
conversations about bladder health2     
,whereas medical and behavioral research
 to better understand and maintain      
bladder health and treat bladder        
diseases is critically needed yet poorly
 recognized2 ,whereas bladder diseases  
and conditions are common in military   
veterans2 ,whereas more than #a in #aj  
military service members injured in     
,afghanistan and ,iraq have urotrauma   
injuries 7damage to the urinary tract or
 reproductive organs72 ,whereas #a in #c
 younger women veterans report          

overactive bladder1 stress urinary      
incontinence1 and painful bladder       
symptoms2 ,whereas more than #c_/d of   
veterans with spinal cord injuries      
suffer from neurogenic bladder2 ,whereas
 bladder cancer is the fourth most      
commonly diagnosed cancer among         
,veterans ,affairs ,health ,system      
patients2 ,whereas preventative         
campaigns and measures for diseases and 
conditions that are as extensive and    
expensive as bladder diseases and       
conditions are routine and accepted in  
common medical1 societal1 and public    
health practice1 yet no preventative    
campaign or measure exists in a large1  
systematic fashion for bladder health2  
and ,whereas ,november #bjaf is an      
appropriate month to designate as       
,national ,bladder ,health ,month since 
bladder health awareness has been       
promoted in ,november for more than #bj 
years3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,senate supports the designation of    
,november #bjaf as ,national ,bladder   

,health ,month4