HJR23 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ron Johnson
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Self-Care Awareness Month, April 2019, recognized
Summary: Alabama designates April 2019 as Self-Care Awareness Month and promotes awareness of self-care benefits.
What This Bill Does
The resolution officially recognizes April 2019 as Self-Care Awareness Month in Alabama. It explains that self-care includes daily healthy habits like hygiene, monitoring symptoms, healthy eating, exercise, and knowing when to seek professional help, and notes that OTC medicines can play a role. It asks consumers, health care practitioners, policymakers, and regulators to communicate the benefits of self-care and to recognize the month.

Who It Affects
Consumers in Alabama, who are encouraged to practice and consider self-care.
Health care practitioners in Alabama, who are encouraged to communicate the benefits of self-care to patients.
Policymakers and regulators in Alabama, who are encouraged to recognize and promote Self-Care Awareness Month.

Key Provisions
Designates April 2019 as Self-Care Awareness Month in Alabama.
Encourages communication of the benefits of self-care by consumers, health care practitioners, policymakers, and regulators.
Provides context that self-care includes hygiene, awareness of bodily changes, healthy diet, regular exercise, symptom monitoring, infection prevention, and knowing when to seek professional care, with OTC medicines mentioned as part of self-care.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Designation