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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 499
Introduced by Bostar, 29.
WHEREAS, asthma and allergies of all kinds affect millions in the United
States every year; and
WHEREAS, nearly twenty million people in the United States currently have
asthma, and of those people over one hundred thousand adults and children
reside in Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, skin allergies, seasonal allergies, and food allergies affect
over one hundred million people, of which more than eighty-two million are
diagnosed with seasonal allergies; and
WHEREAS, asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among
children and is the leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due
to a chronic disease among children; and
WHEREAS, one million individuals visit emergency departments because of
asthma's effects each year; and
WHEREAS, the total annual economic cost for asthma in the United States is
close to one hundred fifteen billion dollars, for nasal allergies it is more
than three million dollars, and for food allergies it is nearly four hundred
billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, individuals from minority communities in the United States face
the highest burden of asthma; and
WHEREAS, children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to
have asthma or other allergic diseases; and
WHEREAS, people with asthma and food allergies need access to affordable
health insurance and to the medications and devices they need at affordable
prices; and
WHEREAS, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America designates each May
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as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month to educate the public about
asthma and allergic diseases, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Legislature recognizes the month of May 2026 as National
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
2. That the Legislature encourages citizens to celebrate individuals in
their communities who suffer from asthma and allergies.
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