Amended in Assembly May 14, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 21

Introduced by Assembly Member Burke

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Calderon, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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April 30, 2015

House Resolution No. 21—Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.

WHEREAS, Systematic lupus erythematosus, commonly known
as lupus, is a chronic, complex, and often life-threatening
autoimmune disease; and

WHEREAS, Researchers estimate that five million people have
been diagnosed with lupus or related diseases throughout the world,
and approximately 100,000 more are diagnosed every year; and

WHEREAS, Recent studies funded by the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention indicate that lupus may be twice
as common as previously believed, afflicting 128.7 out of every
100,000 women; and

WHEREAS, Lupus strikes women primarily when they are 15
to 44 years of age, inclusive, and it affects all aspects of their lives;
and

WHEREAS, Lupus disproportionately affects people of color;
and

WHEREAS, Lupus impacts more than just the life of the patient;
it affects the patient’s family, friends, coworkers, employers, and
community; and

WHEREAS, Lupus Foundation of Northern California in San
Jose, Lupus Foundation of Southern California in San Diego, and
Lupus LA in Los Angeles were founded as 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations to alleviate suffering for lupus patients through
patient and family services, achieve early detection of undiagnosed
cases through awareness promotion, and achieve the eradication
of lupus by supporting lupus research; and

WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and proper treatments are critical
to the improvement of the quality of life and survival rate of lupus
sufferers; and

WHEREAS, Increased public awareness, education, and research
are key to winning the battle against lupus; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly designates the month of May 2015 as Lupus Awareness
Month and extends heartfelt wishes to the Lupus Foundation of
Northern California in San Jose, the Lupus Foundation of Southern
California in San Diego, and Lupus LA in Los Angeles for success
in their core objectives in the future; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to Lupus LA in Los Angeles, the Lupus
Foundation of Northern California in San Jose, the Lupus
Foundation of Southern California in San Diego, and to the author
for appropriate distribution.