HR91: HR91 Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; March 2025; recognize

25 LC 112 2648 House Resolution 91 By: Representatives Schofield of the 63rd, Scott of the 76th, Davis of the 87th, Mathiak of the 82nd, Clark of the 100th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing March 2025 as Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; and for1 other purposes.2 WHEREAS, it is the custom of this legislative body to help incr ease awareness of serious3 health conditions that affect the lives of citizens of the State of Georgia; and4 WHEREAS, attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-standing traditions,5 this legislative body is justly proud to recognize this month i n conjunction with the6 observance of National Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month;7 and8 WHEREAS, blood clots are a major health threat in the State of Georgia and around the9 country; and10 WHEREAS, the United States Congress has designated March as Blo od Clot Awareness11 Month; and12 H. R. 91 - 1 - 25 LC 112 2648 WHEREAS, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance, someone is diagnosed with a13 blood clot every minute and a blood clot kills someone every si x minutes, resulting in14 100,000 deaths each year; and15 WHEREAS, blood clots do not discriminate by age, gender, ethnic ity, or race; they affect16 people from all walks of life, including infants, young children, teenagers, people in middle17 age, and senior citizens across the State of Georgia; and18 WHEREAS, blood clots are a leading cause of death of new mothers in childbirth; and19 WHEREAS, blood clots affect people being treated for cancer and other chronic diseases as20 well as people undergoing joint replacement surgery and other surgical procedures; and21 WHEREAS, blood clots can be triggered by a genetic predispositi on or by lengthy22 immobility, and they can affect the more than five million Amer icans with heartbeat23 problems, which places them at heightened risk of a clot in the heart that can travel to the24 brain and cause stroke and death; and25 WHEREAS, blood clots are the leading cause of unnecessary hospi tal re-admissions,26 representing an estimated cost of more than $10 billion of the $16 billion expended in the27 treatment of blood clots at hospitals nation-wide; and28 WHEREAS, many of the risks for life-threatening blood clots increase as people age, and so29 too will the public health challenge; and30 H. R. 91 - 2 - 25 LC 112 2648 WHEREAS, fortunately, many blood clots can be prevented, but when they do occur, poor31 outcomes including death, disease, and recurrence can be preventable with early and accurate32 diagnosis and management; and33 WHEREAS, it is imperative that there be greater awareness of this serious health condition,34 and more must be done to increase activity at the local, state and national levels.35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that36 the members of this body recognize March 2025 as Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State37 of Georgia.38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized39 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to the40 public and the press.41 H. R. 91 - 3 -