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GA HR1898
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Alisha Morgan
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AI Summary
- Recognizes July 2014 as Fibroid Awareness Month at the Georgia state capitol to bring awareness and national exposure to uterine fibroids
- Notes that uterine fibroids affect up to 80% of women by age 50, with 10 to 21 million women suffering from the condition in the United States
- Highlights that African American women experience fibroids three to five times more often than the general population, at a higher rate than any other ethnic group
- Identifies uterine fibroids as the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States, with nearly half of all hysterectomies performed to address the condition; Georgia ranks ninth-highest among states for hysterectomies performed
- Calls for health seminars, funding opportunities, medical information panels, and community programs to encourage faster diagnosis, more research, better treatment options, and eventually a cure
Legislative Description
Fibroid Awareness Month at the state capitol; July 2014; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/18/2014
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