Section 2. In enacting section 5.2279 of the Revised Code, | 9 |
it is the intent of the General Assembly to increase public | 10 |
awareness and understanding of congenital diaphragmatic hernias. | 11 |
The General Assembly considers it vitally important that the state | 12 |
designate the calendar week including the seventeenth of July as | 13 |
"Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Week." According to CHERUBS - The | 14 |
Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness | 15 |
and Support, a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs when | 16 |
the diaphragm fails to form fully, which allows the abdominal | 17 |
organs to move into the chest cavity and prevents lung growth. CDH | 18 |
occurs in 1,600 babies every year in the United States. The state | 19 |
encourages and commends private efforts, including those of | 20 |
CHERUBS, to enhance funding for CDH research, provide educational | 21 |
materials and programs, and create a support network for families | 22 |
affected by this devastating birth defect. | 23 |