RESOLUTION
NO. 180218
Declaring March, 2018, as
Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) has approved for inclusion on its National Health
Observances calendar each March as "Bleeding Disorders Awareness
Month". Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in
March of 2018 with a mission to promote awareness and educate people regarding
bleeding disorders, a group of disorders that share the inability to form a
proper blood clot; and
WHEREAS, improper clotting
can be caused by defects in blood components such as platelets and/or clotting
proteins, also called clotting factors and if any of them are defective or
deficient, blood clotting is affected; a mild, moderate or severe bleeding
disorder can result; and
WHEREAS, symptoms and
characteristics of bleeding disorders are characterized by extended bleeding
after injury, surgery, trauma or during menstruation and sometimes the bleeding
is spontaneous, without a known or identifiable cause; and
WHEREAS, persons with
bleeding disorders can suffer joint damage, chronic pain, and endure mobility issues
due to bleeding episodes; and
WHEREAS, thereby ensuring
that persons living with bleeding have access to the lifelong care and services
needed to pursue the full measure of personal happiness and achieve their
greatest potential; and
WHEREAS, join Midwest Hemophilia
Association during March 2018 for Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and join
the Red Tie Challenge at redtiechallenge.org; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and
Council hereby declare March, 2018, as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in
testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Mark H. Cox, Executive
Director of the Midwest Hemophilia Association, with the Mayor and Council
urging the citizens of Kansas City to learn more about bleeding disorders.
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