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HR 91: Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; March 2025; recognize

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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 for other purposes.

WHEREAS, it is the custom of this legislative body to help increase awareness of serious health conditions that affect the lives of citizens of the State of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this legislative body is justly proud to recognize this month in conjunction with the observance of National Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month; and

WHEREAS, blood clots are a major health threat in the State of Georgia and around the country; and

WHEREAS, the United States Congress has designated March as Blood Clot Awareness Month; and

WHEREAS, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance, someone is diagnosed with a blood clot every minute and a blood clot kills someone every six minutes, resulting in 100,000 deaths each year; and

WHEREAS, blood clots do not discriminate by age, gender, ethnicity, or race; they affect people from all walks of life, including infants, young children, teenagers, people in middle age, and senior citizens across the State of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, blood clots are a leading cause of death of new mothers in childbirth; and

WHEREAS, blood clots affect people being treated for cancer and other chronic diseases as well as people undergoing joint replacement surgery and other surgical procedures; and

WHEREAS, blood clots can be triggered by a genetic predisposition or by lengthy immobility, and they can affect the more than five million Americans with heartbeat problems, which places them at heightened risk of a clot in the heart that can travel to the brain and cause stroke and death; and

WHEREAS, blood clots are the leading cause of unnecessary hospital re-admissions, representing an estimated cost of more than $10 billion of the $16 billion expended in the treatment of blood clots at hospitals nation-wide; and

WHEREAS, many of the risks for life-threatening blood clots increase as people age, and so too will the public health challenge; and

WHEREAS, fortunately, many blood clots can be prevented, but when they do occur, poor outcomes including death, disease, and recurrence can be preventable with early and accurate diagnosis and management; and

WHEREAS, it is imperative that there be greater awareness of this serious health condition, and more must be done to increase activity at the local, state and national levels.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize March 2025 as Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press.