PRINTER'S NO.
2162
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
310
Session of 2012
INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, ALLOWAY, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, ERICKSON,FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, PILEGGI, PIPPY,RAFFERTY, SOLOBAY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WILLIAMS AND SCHWANK,MAY 7, 2012INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 7, 2012A RESOLUTIONRecognizing the month of May 2012 as "Arthritis Awareness Month"in Pennsylvania.WHEREAS, Arthritis is one of the most common chronic healthproblems in the United States and the leading cause of limitedjoint movement; andWHEREAS, Roughly 46 million Americans, including an estimatedone in five adults, have arthritis; andWHEREAS, Arthritis causes severe pain, swelling and limitedmovement in joints and connective tissue throughout the body;andWHEREAS, Osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and rheumatoidarthritis are the most prevalent forms of this painfulinflammatory disease; andWHEREAS, The specific cause of arthritis is unknown for mostforms of the disease; andWHEREAS, The prevalence of arthritis is higher among women;and
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