Amended in Assembly May 30, 2013

Amended in Assembly May 20, 2013

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 37

Introduced by Senator Beall

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Jones, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

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April 17, 2013

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 37—Relative to Arthritis Awareness Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 37, as amended, Beall. Arthritis Awareness Month.

This measure would proclaim the month of May 2013 as Arthritis Awareness Month.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Arthritis includes more than 100 rheumatic diseases
and conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround joints,
and other connective tissue; and

WHEREAS, Arthritis causes pain and loss of movement, and
can limit everyday activities such as walking and dressing; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 50 million adults, or approximately
one in five adults, in the United States are living with some form
of doctor-diagnosed arthritis or a related disease or condition; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 300,000 children under 18 years of
age, or approximately one in 250 children, in the United States
have some form of arthritis or rheumatic condition; and

WHEREAS, Arthritis is a chronic health problem and the
nation’s leading cause of physical disability among Americans
over 15 years of age; and

WHEREAS, Arthritis costs the United States economy more
than $128 billion each year in lost wages and health care costs;
and

WHEREAS, Arthritis results in approximately 992,100
hospitalizations and 44 million outpatient visits each year; and

WHEREAS, In California there are more than 5.3 million people
living with arthritis, including 38,000 children; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 67 million adults 18 years of age and
older, representing 25 percent of the population of the United
States, will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis by the year 2030; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature understands the extent
of, and sympathizes with, the severity of the impact of arthritis on
Californians; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the month of May
2013 as Arthritis Awareness Month and appreciates the efforts of
the California Arthritis Foundation Council to seek access to care
for all Californians; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.