Expressing support for designating February 2016 as "National Spine Ability Month".

Bill: 114-hres-432
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2015-09-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

Disability and paralysis

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical research

Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses support for the designation of National Spine Ability Month.</p> <p>Commends organizations like the North American Spine Foundation for its Spine 10 x 25 Initiative to reduce spine-related disability by 10% by 2025.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 432 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2015 Mr. Murphy of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for designating February 2016 as National Spine Ability Month .

Whereas spinal impairment is the primary cause of disability in the United States, affecting 14,000,000 people in the Nation; Whereas the United States spends $253,000,000,000 on costs associated with spine-related impairment; Whereas the cost of spine-related impairment and associated musculoskeletal disorders over the past 20 years has escalated by nearly 4 times the rate of increase as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Whereas 66 percent of the total costs associated with spine related impairment in the United States is attributed to productivity loss and absenteeism, accounting for annual employer losses of $28,000,000,000; Whereas back pain was the cause of 671,000,000 bed days and 385,000,000 lost work days in 2008; Whereas spine impairment is currently the leading cause of disability in veterans of the United States Armed Forces; Whereas millions of children suffer from spinal deformities and conditions reducing quality of life and longevity; Whereas 94 percent of children with spine-related impairment report some level of associated disability; Whereas the North American Spine Foundation is a non-profit multistakeholder organization that is cohesively and collaboratively addressing the leading cause of disability in the United States, spinal impairment; Whereas the North American Spine Foundation has established the Spine 10 x 25 Initiative with the stated goal of achieving a 10-percent reduction in spine-related disability in the United States by the year 2025; and Whereas February 2016 would be an appropriate month to designate as National Spine Ability Month to raise awareness for spinal impairment and support the goals of the Spine 10 x 25 Initiative: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of National Spine Ability Month ; (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Spine Ability Month ; (3) continues to support research to find better prevention, treatments, and support services for spinal impairment; and (4) commends organizations like the North American Spine Foundation for its Spine 10 x 25 Initiative to reduce spine-related disability by 10 percent in the United States by 2025.