House Bill 9399
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Florida House of Representatives - 1998 HR 9399
By Representative Sanderson
1 House Resolution No.
2 A resolution recognizing National Kidney Month.
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4 WHEREAS, 20 million Americans suffer from kidney
5 disease, resulting in more than 50,000 chronic
6 kidney-failure-related deaths annually, and
7 WHEREAS, diabetes and high blood pressure account for
8 66 percent of the new cases of chronic kidney failure
9 diagnosed each year, and
10 WHEREAS, more than 260,000 Americans, including 12,000
11 Floridians, suffer from chronic kidney failure and need
12 dialysis by an artificial kidney machine or kidney
13 transplantation to stay alive, and
14 WHEREAS, the National Kidney Foundation is the major
15 voluntary health agency seeking the total answer to diseases
16 of the kidney, nationally and in Florida, and
17 WHEREAS, the National Kidney Foundation is universally
18 respected and recognized as a leader in research and the
19 effort to promote public awareness and the need for organ
20 donations, and
21 WHEREAS, the volunteers and staff of the National
22 Kidney Foundation of Florida spend countless hours working to
23 help ease the plight of dialysis patients, transplant
24 recipients, and others suffering from kidney disease, and
25 WHEREAS, the month of March is acknowledged as National
26 Kidney Month, NOW, THEREFORE,
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28 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
29 Florida:
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Florida House of Representatives - 1998 HR 9399
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1 That this legislative body recognizes the month of
2 March, 1998, as "National Kidney Month" in Florida, and urges
3 everyone to join in acknowledging the work of the National
4 Kidney Foundation of Florida and its dedicated volunteers and
5 staff for their unselfish commitment to others.
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