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NJ AJR118

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Shanique Speight

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the second week of November each year as "Urinary Incontinence Awareness Week" in New Jersey

  • Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials, private organizations, and residents to observe the awareness week

  • Notes that more than 26 million people in the United States live with urinary incontinence, affecting quality of life, social interactions, and employment

  • Identifies high-risk groups including women who have experienced pregnancy/childbirth/menopause, elderly individuals, men with prostate problems, diabetics, and smokers

  • Highlights that annual costs for adult urinary incontinence products exceed $1 billion in the U.S., and that the condition is a leading cause of institutionalization among the elderly

Legislative Description

Designates second week of November of each year as "Urinary Incontinence Awareness Week" in New Jersey.

Health

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

2/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Health2/5/2024

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