123STA T . 3 56 3 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — SE P T.3 0, 200 9project e dh o u r s o f p ai dse n ior care g i v ers are esti m ated to increase to 4,350 ,000,000 hours by2 025
and W hereas the l onger a senior is able to provide for his or her o w n care, the less burden is placed on public payment systems in S tate and F ederal governments
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ow, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g),T hat C ongress —(1) recogni z es caregiving as a profession; (2) supports the private home care industry and the efforts of family caregivers nationwide by encouraging individuals to provide care to family, friends, and neighbors; (3) encourages accessible and affordable care for seniors; (4) reviews Federal policies and supports current Federal programs which address the needs of seniors and their family caregivers; and (5) encourages the Secretary of H ealth and Human Services to continue wor k ing to educate people in the U nited States on the impact of aging and the importance of knowing the options available to seniors when they need care to meet their personal needs .A greed to September 23, 200 9 . SICKLE CELL D ISE A SEA W A R E N ESS MO N TH— S UP PORT Whereas Sickle Cell D isease is an inherited blood disorder that is a major health problem in the United States and worldwide; Whereas Sickle Cell Disease causes the rapid destruction of sickle cells, which results in multiple medical complications, including anemia, jaundice, gallstones, strokes, and restricted blood flow, damaging tissue in the liver, spleen, and kidneys, and death; Whereas Sickle Cell Disease causes episodes of considerable pain in one ’ s arms, legs, chest, and abdomen; Whereas Sickle Cell Disease affects an estimated 7 0,000 to 100,000 Americans; Whereas appro x imately 1,000 babies are born with Sickle Cell Disease each year in the United States, with the disease occurring in approximately 1 in 500 newborn African - American infants, 1 in 1,000 newborn Hispanic-Americans, and is found in persons of G reek, I talian, E ast Indian, Saudi Arabian, Asian, Syrian, Turkish, Cypriot, Sicilian, and Caucasian origin; Whereas more than 2,000,000 Americans have the sickle cell trait, and 1 in 12 African-Americans carry the trait; Whereas there is a 1 in 4 chance that a child born to parents who both have the sickle cell trait will have the disease; Whereas the life expectancy of a person with Sickle Cell Disease is severely limited, with an average life span for an adult being 45 years; Whereas, though researchers have yet to identify a cure for this painful disease, advances in treating the associated complications have occurred; Sept.30,2 00 9[H . Con . R e s . 186]
