Resolution; month of May as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

Resolution
ENROLLED HOUSE
RESOLUTION NO. 1049 By: Newton

A Resolution designating the month of May as Asthma
and Allergy Awareness Month.

WHEREAS, about 4,750,000 children in the United States have been
diagnosed with asthma; and

WHEREAS, nearly 28 million people in the United States have
asthma; and

WHEREAS, over 437,000 adults and children in Oklahoma suffer
from asthma; and

WHEREAS, asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable
diseases among children; and

WHEREAS, 1 million individuals per year visit emergency
departments because of asthma's effects; and

WHEREAS, asthma is a leading cause of hospitalizations and
school absences due to a chronic disease among children; and

WHEREAS, the total economic impact of asthma in the United
States was $81,900,000,000 per year from 2008 to 2013, which is
approximately $115,000,000,000 when adjusted for inflation; and

WHEREAS, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous individuals in the
United States face the highest burden of asthma; and

WHEREAS, asthma is a manageable disease that claimed lives of
over 3,100 people in the United States in 2023, including 50 people
in Oklahoma; and
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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, 21,800,000 people in the United States have food
allergies, including about 3,900,000 children; and

WHEREAS, food allergy has increased among United States children
over the past 20 years, with the greatest increase in Black
children; and

WHEREAS, children with food allergies are two to four times more
likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases; and

WHEREAS, May is an appropriate month to designate as "Asthma and
Allergy Awareness Month".

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGILSATURE:

THAT the members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, do
hereby proclaim the month of May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy
Awareness Month.

THAT the members call upon the people of the State of Oklahoma
to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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Adopted by the House of Representatives the 27th day of Aril,
2026.

Presiding Officer of the House of
Representatives

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________