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2024
No. R-330. House concurrent resolution recognizing June 2024 as National Scoliosis Awareness Month in Vermont.
(H.C.R.251)
Offered by: Representative Roberts of Halifax Offered by: Senator Harrison Whereas, “Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that most often is diagnosed in
adolescents,” and Whereas, although on occasion coinciding with “cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy,
the cause of most childhood [instances] of scoliosis is unknown,” and Whereas, “most cases of scoliosis are mild, but some curves worsen as children grow,”
and “[s]evere scoliosis can be disabling,” and Whereas, severely curved spines “can reduce the amount of space within the chest,
making it difficult for [an individual’s] lungs” to exercise the normal breathing functions,
and Whereas, careful monitoring is sufficient for those children with mild cases of scoliosis,
but the more severe situations may require the wearing of a brace or corrective surgery to
halt the worsening of the condition, and Whereas, the purpose of National Scoliosis Awareness Month, which is observed annually in June, is “to highlight the growing need for public education [and] early detection and awareness” concerning this potentially serious and painful disease, and Whereas, this annual event “unites scoliosis patients, families, physicians, clinicians,
[health care and medical research] institutions and related businesses in collaborative [and mutually beneficial] partnerships,” now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly recognizes June 2024 as National Scoliosis Awareness Month in Vermont, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the Scoliosis Research Society and the Vermont Orthopaedic Society.
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