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<br />SCR 73, Pan. Blue Light Awareness Day. This measure would designate October 10 of each year as Blue Light <br />Awareness Day in California. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, There are over 80 million electronic devices with digital screens in the State of California; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Screen time viewing with electronic devices exceeds over nine hours per day; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The increased usage of, and access to, digital devices by young children and adolescents is an <br />acute area of concern, as ophthalmologists, optometrists, and medical researchers continue to learn more about <br />the short-term effects of increasing and cumulative exposure to artificial blue light on the developing human eye <br />and mental health at a young age, along with long-term potential cumulative effects on adult eye health and <br />mental development; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The scientific community and recent studies have identified growing concerns over potential long- <br />term eye and health impacts for all age groups from digital screen usage and cumulative blue light exposure <br />emitted from digital devices; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Blue light has been reported to cause visual discomfort in 65 percent of Americans; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Blue light has been associated with possible harmful effects on retinal cell physiology linked to the <br />high-energy, short wavelength in the narrow range of 415–455 nanometers; and: <br /> <br />News story describes of the State of UT efforts with a campaign awareness about social media since CA has yet <br />again recognized the harm from screentime. <br /> <br />THE lack of awareness Sorley needed the State of Utah has a social media awareness campaign. Recent <br />academic research and a report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy have tied social media use to declines <br />in mental health for teens, and Cox said there is a “causal link” between the two. <br /> <br />On the issue of kids, smartphones, and social media, a vibe shift is happening, and it’s happening on the left, <br />right, and in the center. Here’s a survey of recent anti-phone discourse on the topic in politics and culture in <br />5 <br /> <br />