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                                                                  H.R. No. 937



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, During the month of May 2003, the American Stroke 
Association, a division of the American Heart Association, is 
promoting an educational campaign designed to inform the public 
about the risk factors, warning signs, and symptoms of stroke; and
	WHEREAS, Every 45 seconds, someone in America has a stroke, 
and every 3 minutes, someone dies of one; approximately 700,000 
Americans experience strokes each year, and some 4.7 million 
Americans are presently stroke survivors; the chance of having a 
stroke before the age of 70 is 1 in 20 for both men and women; and
	WHEREAS, A leading cause of long-term disability and the 
third leading cause of death in the United States, strokes annually 
result in the death or disability of more than 9,800 Texans; and
	WHEREAS, The majority of Americans are not aware of their 
risk factors for a stroke, nor are they aware of the signs and 
symptoms of an impending stroke; warning signs of stroke include:  
sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on 
one side of the body; sudden confusion or trouble speaking or 
understanding; sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden 
dizziness, trouble walking, or loss of balance or coordination; and 
sudden severe headache with no known cause; and
	WHEREAS, To emphasize the vital importance of stroke victims' 
receiving prompt medical attention, the theme for this year's 
stroke awareness campaign is "Time = Brain"; new and effective 
means have been developed to treat and minimize the severity and 
damaging effects of strokes, among them t-PA, a clot-busting drug 
that should be administered within three hours of onset of 
symptoms; and
	WHEREAS, With improved knowledge about the risk factors for 
stroke, the devastating consequences of this illness, and the 
imperative of swift medical intervention, it will be possible to 
reduce the enormous toll that strokes take every year in American 
lives and resources; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize May 2003 as American Heart Association 
Stroke Awareness Month and encourage all Texans to inform 
themselves about this major health threat so that we might begin to 
reduce its devastating impact on the Lone Star State.

                                                                            Wong

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 937 was adopted by the House on April 
29, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House