HR 9095

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the week of February 6-12, 2011,
3	as "Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" in the State
4	of Florida.
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6	WHEREAS, congenital heart defects are the most common birth
7	defect, and congenital heart disease is the leading cause of
8	birth-defect-related deaths worldwide, and
9	WHEREAS, in the United States, nearly twice as many
10	children die from a congenital heart defect each year than from
11	all forms of childhood cancers combined, and
12	WHEREAS, every year one out of every 150 babies born in the
13	state of Florida is born with a congenital heart defect, and
14	numerous families across the United States are facing the
15	challenges and hardships of raising children with congenital
16	heart defects, and
17	WHEREAS, some congenital heart defects are not diagnosed
18	until months or years after birth, and undiagnosed congenital
19	heart conditions cause many cases of sudden cardiac death in
20	young athletes, and
21	WHEREAS, despite these alarming statistics, newborns and
22	young athletes are not routinely screened for congenital heart
23	defects, some of which may be treated or corrected with
24	medicine, medical devices, or surgery, and
25	WHEREAS, the annual cost for surgery and care of congenital
26	heart defects exceeds $4.8 billion, 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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31	That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes
32	February 6-12, 2011, as "Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week"
33	in the State of Florida.

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