╨╧рб▒с>■  02■   /                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴7 °┐bjbjUU 7|7|       lXXXXXXXlЦЦЦЦ в lв Є║╨╨╨╨╨╨╨! # # # # # # $Ф ┤КG X╨╨╨╨╨G XX╨╨\    ╨:X╨X╨! ╨! Ф Ю V╜ @XX ╨о qї ·A┬l*Ц ¤  r 0в > > llXXXX┘LETTER TO SENATOR Ц Keep length to one-page DATE The Honorable ________ United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Dear Senator : On July 24, 2002, Senator Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced a concurrent resolution "S Con Res 129" that would designate each November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month. This follows a concurrent resolution in the House introduced on July 25, 2001 by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and John Lewis (D-GA) that would establish COPD Awareness Month. This resolution has gained the support of many members in the House and has been instrumental in forming a US COPD Coalition that has provided a much-needed platform to educate Americans about a disease that, if diagnosed early, can be treated. In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 10 million Americans suffer from COPD, and there may be as many as 14 million more undiagnosed cases. People with COPD are being robbed of their breath as the disease viciously works to collapse airways and obstruct airflow. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in America, and is projected to be the third leading cause of death by 2020. In 2000, for the first time, the number of women dying from COPD surpassed the number of men dying from this chronic lung disease. COPD costs the US economy an estimated $30.4 billion a year; in 2000, there were 8 million office visits to doctors, and 726,000 hospitalizations related to COPD. There is a great need for public awareness about COPD in order to encourage undiagnosed individuals to seek diagnosis and treatment. ******(Add personal information or delete this paragraph) Convey experiences with COPD Ц whether coping on a personal level, or witnessing how a family member, patient, or friend has dealt with the disease. Explain how the disease limits physical exertion, ability to work, social activities, and sleeping patterns.******* We are urging you to become a cosponsor of S Con Res 129, an important resolution that will designate each November beginning in 2002 as COPD Awareness month. This will provide a much-needed focus for COPD, open the door for greater public education of its symptoms and treatment, and raise the national level of awareness of its increasing prevalence. On April 4, 2002 public health, patient, health care professional, and consumer organizations contacted the President to ask him to designate November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness month. Please, call the White House Office of Presidential Messages and Proclamations at 202-456-5917 and voice support for this request. Sincerely, NAME (The URL for a state-by-state listing of Senators is:  HYPERLINK "http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm" http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm) 1uvИї╕ ┼ *bШЩЪ█▄▌¤¤¤¤Ї¤ющсщ┘щ¤0J5БCJ\ББjU jU 5БCJ\БB*CJhphCJ,123J_uvЗИїЎE F Л Н ё Є PQ\]bc¤√їїїїїєєєёыыыыыыыыєыыытт $7$8$H$a$dЁ*$dЁ*$■░╨/ ░р=!░"░#Ра$Ра%░ED╨╔ъy∙║╬МВкKй 4http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfmр╔ъy∙║╬МВкKй hhttp://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm i0@ё 0 Normal_HmH sH tH D@D Heading 1$$dЁ*$@&a$5БCJ@@@ Heading 2$dЁ*$@& 5БCJ\Б<A@Є б< Default Paragraph Font*B@Є* Body TextCJ.@. 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