H.J.R. 9

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JOINT RESOLUTION ON UTAH EPILEPSY PUBLIC

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EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND AWARENESS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Marie H. Poulson

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Senate Sponsor: Patricia W. Jones

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This joint resolution of the Legislature urges the Utah Department of Health and the
             11      Utah Department of Human Services to collaborate with other state agencies to deliver
             12      public epilepsy education, outreach, and awareness campaign materials and messages to
             13      individuals and organizations having regular interaction with individuals subject to
             14      epilepsy and seizure incidents.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This resolution:
             17          .    urges that, in implementing the existing federal public education, outreach, and
             18      awareness campaign under 42 U.S.C. Chapter 6A, the Public Health Service Act,
             19      Sec. 330E-1, the Utah Department of Health and the Utah Department of Human
             20      Services collaborate with the Utah Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs, the
             21      Utah State Office of Education, the Utah Labor Commission, the attorney general's
             22      office, and others to deliver the campaign's educational materials and messages to
             23      individuals and organizations, including:
             24              .    teachers, administrators, and other education personnel;
             25              .    state, county, and local law enforcement personnel, and first responders;
             26              .    employers and labor organizations; and
             27              .    other individuals and organizations the Department of Health and the


             28      Department of Human Services consider to have regular interaction with individuals who are
             29      subject to epilepsy and seizure incidents.
             30      Special Clauses:
             31          None
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             33      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          WHEREAS, epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder, after stroke and
             35      Alzheimer's and related dementias;
             36          WHEREAS, epilepsy affects an estimated 100,000 people in Utah;
             37          WHEREAS, one in every 10 people in Utah will experience a seizure during the
             38      person's lifetime;
             39          WHEREAS, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries of war;
             40          WHEREAS, experts believe that up to 50% of military personnel affected by TBI will
             41      develop epilepsy; and
             42          WHEREAS, injury, death, and other negative health, economic, or life outcomes can be
             43      avoided through seizure training and awareness in school, the workplace, and the community:
             44          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
             45      urges that, in implementing the existing federal public education, outreach, and awareness
             46      campaign under 42 U.S.C. Chapter 6A, the Public Health Service Act, Sec. 330E-1, the Utah
             47      Department of Health and the Utah Department of Human Services should, to the greatest
             48      extent practical, collaborate with the Utah Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs, the
             49      Utah State Office of Education, the Utah Labor Commission, the attorney general's office, and
             50      others to deliver the campaign's educational materials and messages to individuals and
             51      organizations, including:
             52          * teachers, administrators, and other school or education personnel;
             53          * state, county, and local law enforcement personnel, and first responders;
             54          * employers and labor organizations; and
             55          * other individuals and organizations the Department of Health and the Department of
             56      Human Services, in consultation with the individuals and representatives described in Section
             57      330E-1(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, consider to have regular interaction with
             58      individuals who are subject to epilepsy and seizure incidents.


             59          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the United
             60      States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Utah Department of Health, the Utah
             61      Department of Human Services, and the members of Utah's congressional delegation.




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