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IN SR0081
Resolution
Status
3/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
Mark Stoops
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AI Summary
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Urges the Legislative Council to assign sexually transmitted disease (STD) education and prevention to an appropriate study committee for research and policy development
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Identifies focus areas for study committee research: improving rural health access, human papillomavirus (HPV) education and vaccination, and STD prevention strategies
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Notes that more than 40 HPV types can infect males and females, with most infected individuals unaware they are infected or transmitting the virus due to lack of symptoms
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Reports that Indiana recorded more than 22,000 Chlamydia cases and 6,400 gonorrhea cases in 2010, making them the two most commonly reported communicable infections in the state
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States that improving family planning access would help prevent STD transmission, reduce pregnancy-related health risks in women, lower infant mortality, and enhance public education
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to an appropriate study committee the topic of education and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
Last Action
First Reading: Referred to Health and Provider Services
3/11/2014