Whereas epilepsy is the third most common neurological
disorder after stroke and Alzheimer’s disease, affecting nearly 3,000,000
people in the United States;
Whereas one in every 10 people in the United States will
experience a seizure during their lifetime;
Whereas traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most
common injuries of the Iraq war, and experts believe that 30 to 50 percent of
military personnel affected by TBI will develop epilepsy; and
Whereas injury, death, and other negative health,
economic, or life outcomes can be avoided through training and awareness of
seizures in schools, the workplace, and communities: Now, therefore, be
it
That it is the sense of the House of
Representatives that in implementing existing Federal epilepsy public
education, outreach, and awareness campaigns under section 330E–1 of the Public
Health Service Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services should, to the
greatest extent practicable, collaborate with the Secretaries of Defense,
Veterans Affairs, Education, Labor, and Homeland Security, the Attorney
General, and others as deemed necessary by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to deliver the campaign’s educational materials and messages to
individuals and organizations, including—
(1)teachers,
administrators, and other school or education personnel;
(2)Federal, State,
county, and local law enforcement personnel and first responders;
(3)employers and
labor organizations; and
(4)other individuals
and organizations the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation
with the individuals and representatives described in section 330E–1(c)(2) of
the Public Health Service Act, deems to have regular interaction with
individuals who are subject to epilepsy and seizure incidents.