Stroke Awareness
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 30, 2009
What it does
Encourages the members of The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and other legislators across the country to: partner with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to promote the Power to End Stroke program as a precursor to a nationwide movement to address stroke as a serious health disparity in African-Americans; raise awareness that uncontrolled high blood pressure and diabetes in African-Americans raises the risk for stroke; and promote adherence to primary and secondary stroke prevention guidelines by healthcare professionals; and encourages NBCSL members, in collaboration with the American Hearth Association and American Stroke Association, to…
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in Illinois.