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NY K02443
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
John McDonald
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AI Summary
- Requests Governor Kathy Hochul proclaim November 2024 as Epilepsy Awareness Month in New York State in conjunction with National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- Approximately 3.4 million Americans have epilepsy, with 1 in 26 people developing the condition and roughly 150,000 new cases diagnosed annually in the United States
- Epilepsy affects approximately 470,000 children 17 years or younger and 3 million adults aged 18 and up in the United States, with costs reaching $15.5 billion annually for care and treatment
- More than one-third of epilepsy patients live with uncontrolled seizures due to lack of suitable available treatments
- Copies of the resolution to be transmitted to Governor Hochul and the Epilepsy Foundation
Legislative Description
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 2024, as Epilepsy Awareness Month in the State of New York
Last Action
adopted
6/6/2024
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