SCR 16, as introduced, Block. Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
This measure would declare the week of March 2, 2015, through March 8, 2015, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, The week of March 2, 2015, through March 8,
22015, has been declared Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in
3recognition of the importance of finding the cause of, and a cure
4for, multiple sclerosis and to express appreciation to the National
5Multiple Sclerosis Society and its California chapters; and
6WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease of the
7central nervous system that affects an estimated 400,000 Americans
8across the country, and nearly 200 new cases are diagnosed each
9week nationwide; and
10WHEREAS, More than 40,000 people in California are affected
11by this devastating disease; and
12WHEREAS, Twice as many women as men have multiple
13sclerosis and most are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50,
14and while studies indicate genetic factors make certain individuals
P2 1more susceptible than others, there is no evidence that multiple
2sclerosis is directly inherited; and
3WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, founded
4in 1946, funds more research, offers more services for people with
5multiple sclerosis, and provides more professional education
6programs than any other multiple sclerosis organization in the
7world. Through its 50-state network of chapters, the society serves
8more than one million people annually; and
9WHEREAS, The society is the largest private supporter of
10multiple sclerosis research in the world, and for more than 55 years
11it has funded innovative research and advocated for government
12support of important scientific inquiries; and
13WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the California chapters of
14the society have been committed to heightening public knowledge
15and insight, and are currently planning several major statewide
16educational programs to raise awareness about the effects of
17multiple sclerosis; now, therefore, be it
18Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
19thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares the week of
20March 2, 2015, through March 8, 2015, as Multiple Sclerosis
21Awareness Week, and that the residents of the State of California
22are encouraged to join together in raising awareness and
23heightening public knowledge of this debilitating disease; and be
24it further
25Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
26this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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