2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-009
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Newell, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke,
       Crowder, Donovan, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn,
       Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik,
       Merrifield, Neville T., Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Todd,
       Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCann, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K., Brown,
       Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore,
       Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi,
       Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock,
       Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville P.,
       Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal,
       Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle,
       Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEBRUARY AS
       FIBROID AWARENESS MONTH. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Fibroid tumors of the uterus are extremely common and
       cause significant health problems for women; and
       
          WHEREAS, Fibroid tumors are the most common tumor of the female
       pelvis; and
       
          WHEREAS, Each fibroid represents a mutation of a single uterine
       muscle cell; and
       
          WHEREAS, Fibroids are almost always benign and are treated as
       benign until proven otherwise; and
       
          WHEREAS, As a fibroid tumor grows, it can cause increased
       menstrual flow, worsening menstrual cramps, pelvic pain, pain with
       intercourse, and pelvic discomfort; and
       
          WHEREAS, About 80% of African American women and 70% of
       Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian women develop uterine fibroids during
       their lifetime; and
       
          WHEREAS, Fibroids are a significant economic burden to American
       society, costing $34 billion annually in the United States; and
       
          WHEREAS, Open abdominal fibroid surgery causes the most lost
       work time, but minimally invasive fibroid therapies can minimize lost
       work time and reduce costs by 36%, resulting in up to $12 billion in
       annual savings; and
       
          WHEREAS, A woman, her family, and her employer can benefit from
       substantial savings if she undergoes a laparoscopic fibroid procedure; and
       
          WHEREAS, Some new procedures for treating fibroids allow a return
       to work in as little as two days; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Fibroid Awareness Project is part of the Colorado
       Medical Society Advanced Physician Leadership Program, which seeks
       to increase value in health care; and
       
          WHEREAS, The mission of The Fibroid Project is to educate
       physicians and the public on the less invasive, less painful options for
       fibroid treatment; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, hereby
       establish February as Fibroid Awareness Month to bring focus to and
       educate the public on informed choices about fibroid management.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper, the members of the Colorado Medical
       Board, Porter Hospital CEO Randy Haffner, Colorado Medical Society
       chief executive director Alfred Gilchrist, Swedish Medical Center CEO
       Mary M. White, and Sky Ridge Medical Center CEO Susan Hicks.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi L. Markwell                     Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES