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H. 4623
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Mack
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Introduced in the House on May 21, 2019
Adopted by the House on May 21, 2019
Summary: Dr. Daniel T. Lackland
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Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/21/2019 House Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 4)
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TO CONGRATULATE DR. DANIEL T. LACKLAND, PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AT THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR HIS LAUDABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FIELD OF CARDIOVASCULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL, AND TO CELEBRATE FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019, AS "WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives finds it altogether fitting and proper to pause in its deliberations to congratulate those citizens who make significant contributions to the betterment of the Palmetto State; and
Whereas, Dr. Daniel T. Lackland, Professor of Epidemiology at the Medical University of South Carolina, certainly stands among their number for his efforts to improve cardiovascular health, particularly with respect to hypertension; and
Whereas, in preparation for his life's work, Dr. Lackland received his doctorate degree in cardiovascular epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh; and
Whereas, Dr. Lackland contributes to his field as a Fellow in the American College of Epidemiology, American Society of Hypertension, and American Heart Association. At MUSC, he directs the Division of Translational Neuroscience and Population Studies and the Masters of Science in Clinical Research Program; and
Whereas, he also serves as chair of the Oversite Advisory Committee for the American Heart Association Strategically Focused Research Network on Hypertension and was appointed to the Evidence Rating Committee for the Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults; and
Whereas, Dr. Lackland has engaged in extensive research throughout his career. Much of his research interest involves the population risk assessment of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and hypertension. He is the principal investigator for the NIH-funded Black Pooling Project assessing the disparities in cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, and is subcontract PI for "Impact of Nativity on Cardiometabolic Syndrome Factors" in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. In addition to these epidemiological investigations, Dr. Lackland is involved in population high blood pressure control efforts with over 275 scientific journal publications. He is President of the World Hypertension League and serves on the boards of the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), and Inter-American Society of Hypertension; and
Whereas, Dr. Lackland is Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Hypertension, and member of the editorial boards of Hypertension, Ethnicity and Disease, Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, and Advances in Cardiovascular Therapeutics. He also leads blood pressure and risk factor screening activities at sporting events in the Southeast, and is a consultant for high blood pressure control programs throughout the world; and
Whereas, appreciative of its contributions to the health and well-being of the citizens of the Palmetto State and beyond, the House of Representatives is delighted to celebrate the important works of Dr. Daniel T. Lackland. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Dr. Daniel T. Lackland, Professor of Epidemiology at the Medical University of South Carolina, for his laudable contributions to the advancement of the field of cardiovascular epidemiology and population high blood pressure control efforts, and to celebrate Friday, May 17, 2019, as "World Hypertension Day" in South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Daniel T. Lackland.
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