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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 46
          Author:   Bates (R)
          Introduced:4/23/15  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   Arthritis Awareness Month


          SOURCE:    Arthritis Foundation


          DIGEST:  This resolution proclaims the month of May 2015 as  
          Arthritis Awareness Month.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Arthritis is a chronic health problem that is the nation's  
            leading cause of physical disability among Americans and is  
            most common among people with multiple chronic conditions.  It  
            includes more than 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that  
            affect joints, tissues that surround joints, and other  
            connective tissue.

          2)Arthritis affects an estimated 52.5 million American adults  
            living with some form of doctor-diagnosed arthritis,  
            representing 22.7% of adults in the United States.  An  
            estimated 300,000 children under 18 years of age have a form  
            of arthritis or rheumatic condition, representing  
            approximately 1 in every 250 children in the United States.   
            By the year 2030, an estimated 67 million adults 18 years of  
            age and older will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.









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          3)In California, there are more than 5.9 million people living  
            with arthritis, including 38,000 children.  Among working age  
            adults with arthritis in California, 43% have some work  
            limitations due to their arthritis.

          4)Arthritis costs the United States economy more than $128  
            billion each year -$81 billion in direct medical care costs  
            and $47 billion in indirect costs.



          This resolution proclaims the month of May 2015 as Arthritis  
          Awareness Month, and appreciates the efforts of the Arthritis  
          Foundation to seek access to care for all Californians.

          Prior Legislation
          
          ACR 123 (Harkey, Resolution Chapter 45, Statutes of 2014)  
          proclaimed May 2014 as Arthritis Awareness Month.

          SCR 37 (Beall, Resolution Chapter 51, Statutes of 2013)  
          proclaimed May 2013 as Arthritis Awareness Month.

          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified4/27/15)


          Arthritis Foundation (source)


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified4/27/15)


          None received



          Prepared by:Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          4/28/15 15:31:11








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