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          Date of Hearing:   May 25, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                    ACR 153 (Beall) - As Introduced:  May 7, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Arthritis Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates the month of May 2012 as Arthritis 
          Awareness Month in California and provides the opportunity to 
          increase awareness and recognize the importance of seeking 
          appropriate treatment in order to minimize the disease's 
          disabling impact on daily lives.  Specifically,  this legislation  
          makes the following legislative findings: 

          1)Arthritis is our nation's leading cause of disability and 
            principal driver of health care costs; and early diagnosis and 
            appropriate management can help people with arthritis decrease 
            pain, improve function, stay productive, and lower health care 
            costs.

          2)Arthritis encompasses more than 100 diseases and conditions 
            that affect the joints, tissues and surrounding the joints, 
            and other organs; and the most common forms of arthritis 
            include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, 
            gout, psoriatic arthritis, and lupus.

          3)During Arthritis Awareness Month, we recognize the efforts of 
            advocacy groups, such as the Arthritis Foundation, that 
            sponsor public awareness activities and fund research to 
            improve treatments for the disease.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

          








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800