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NY K00972
Resolution
Status
Passed
7/22/2020
Primary Sponsor
Michael Cusick
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AI Summary
- Requests Governor Andrew M. Cuomo proclaim September 2020 as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in New York State
- Establishes that approximately 1 in 50 people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, with 30,000 ruptures annually (approximately one every 18 minutes)
- Notes that women face 3:2 greater risk than men, and African Americans and Hispanics are twice as likely to experience rupture
- Identifies risk factors including smoking, high blood pressure, and family or personal history of ruptured aneurysm
- Directs transmission of the resolution to the Governor and urges New Yorkers to educate themselves about brain aneurysm signs, symptoms, prevention, and treatment
Legislative Description
Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim September 2020, as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in the State of New York
Last Action
adopted
7/22/2020
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