HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 422 Session of 2007

IINTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
    OCTOBER 2, 2007

                                                A  RESOLUTION

      1 Designating the month of November 2007 as "Sarcoidosis Awareness
     2     Month" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis is a disease affecting people of all
     4 ages and races worldwide; and
     5     WHEREAS, This disease causes masses of inflamed tissue, known
     6 as granulomas, to form on various organs of the body including,
     7 in rare cases, the brain; and
     8     WHEREAS, The formation of granulomas on bodily organs may
     9 cause failure in the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, eyes and liver;
    10 and
    11     WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis occurs at a higher rate among African

     1 Americans, especially African-American women and young males,
     2 than among other segments of the United States population; and    

     3     WHEREAS, Many people with sarcoidosis have no symptoms, and
     4 this results in the disease going untreated; and
     5     WHEREAS, Currently there is no available means of prevention;
     6 and
     7     WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis treatment and research would benefit
     8 from enhanced awareness; therefore be it
     9     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
    10 month of November 2007 as "Sarcoidosis Awareness Month" in
    11 Pennsylvania to help develop greater public awareness of this
    12 disease.

This resoluton  was put in affect through the efforts of

Pennsylvania Rep. Louise Bishop