SCR 124, as introduced, Corbett. Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.
This measure would recognize June 2014 as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month and urge all residents to wear purple to help spread global awareness of the Alzheimer’s Association’s vision of imagining a world without Alzheimer’s disease. This measure would also recognize June 21, 2014, as The Longest Day in California and urge all residents to show their support on that day by wearing purple and engaging in a day of activities, honoring the strength, passion, and endurance of people facing Alzheimer’s disease.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, The month of June 2014 has been declared
2Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month to help spread global
3awareness of the Alzheimer’s Association’s vision of imagining
4a world without Alzheimer’s disease; and
5WHEREAS, The summer solstice, June 21, 2014, has been
6declared The Longest Day, with teams around the world coming
7together to honor the strength, passion, and endurance of people
8facing Alzheimer’s disease with a day of activity; and
9WHEREAS, Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive
10neurodegenerative brain disorder, tragically robs individuals of
P2 1their memories and leads to progressive mental and physical
2impairments; and
3WHEREAS, Worldwide, there are at least 44 million people
4living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and without
5a change, these numbers are expected to grow to 76 million by
62030; and
7WHEREAS, An estimated 5 million people 65 years of age and
8over have Alzheimer’s disease and another 200,000 people under
965 years of age have younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease; and
10WHEREAS, Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of
11death in the United States and the fifth leading cause in California;
12and
13WHEREAS, The human cost of Alzheimer’s disease is
14staggering. In 2013, more than 15 million caregivers provided over
1517 billion hours of unpaid care to people with Alzheimer’s disease
16and other dementias; and
17WHEREAS, The direct costs of caring for people with
18Alzheimer’s disease to American society will total an estimated
19$214 billion in 2014; and
20WHEREAS, Estimates project that the costs of providing formal
21care to people with Alzheimer’s disease in California will reach
22over $30 billion a year by 2030; and
23WHEREAS, There is currently no way to prevent, cure, or even
24slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease; and
25WHEREAS, Researchers in California and around the world
26continue their efforts to develop scientific breakthroughs that could
27one day bring about a world without Alzheimer’s disease; and
28WHEREAS, In recognition of the individuals, families, friends,
29and caregivers dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, and the
30researchers who are seeking a cause or cure; and
31WHEREAS, In recognition of the efforts of the Alzheimer’s
32Association to raise funds and promote awareness to fight
33Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, thereby improving the
34quality of human life for people living with Alzheimer’s disease
35and their caregivers; now, therefore, be it
36Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
37thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes June 2014 as
38Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month and urges all residents
39to wear purple to help spread global awareness of the Alzheimer’s
P3 1Association’s vision of imagining a world without Alzheimer’s
2disease; and be it further
3Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes June 21, 2014, as The
4Longest Day in California and urges all residents to show their
5support on that day by wearing purple and engaging in a day of
6activity, honoring the strength, passion, and endurance of people
7facing Alzheimer’s disease; and be it further
8Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
9this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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