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NY K00960
Resolution
Status
Passed
7/21/2020
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
- Requests Governor Andrew M. Cuomo proclaim June 15-19, 2020, as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Week in New York State, aligned with World Sickle Cell Day on June 19, 2020
- Identifies sickle cell disease as a chronic hereditary blood disorder affecting approximately 100,000 Americans, with about 10,000 patients in New York State and 8,000 in the New York City area
- Notes sickle cell disease costs New York State Medicaid $15,000 per patient annually and is most common among African Americans (approximately 1 in 12 diagnosed with the trait)
- Lists major complications including severe pain, organ damage, stroke (affecting up to 40% of children by age 18), infections, and anemia
- Directs transmission of the resolution to Governor Cuomo and the Sickle Cell Society
Legislative Description
Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 15-19, 2020, as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Week in the State of New York
Last Action
adopted
7/21/2020
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