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NC H411

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/27/2017

Primary Sponsor

Becky Carney

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the third Wednesday in May of each year as Hypertension/High Blood Pressure Awareness Day in North Carolina.

  • Establishes this observance in perpetuity beginning in 2017, with support from the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, and North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians.

  • Recognizes that heart disease and stroke are the second and fourth leading causes of death in North Carolina, with high blood pressure being a major modifiable risk factor.

  • Emphasizes that 35.2% of North Carolina adults reported being told they had hypertension in 2015, and aims to improve early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment through education and awareness.

  • Effective upon becoming law.

Legislative Description

Hypertension Awareness Day

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

4/27/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate4/27/2017
Health3/21/2017

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