Full Text of SJR0117 96th General Assembly
SJ0117 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly recognizes that, in | 3 |
| the United States, 5.3 million people live with Alzheimer's | 4 |
| disease; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly recognizes that a | 6 |
| new individual is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease every 70 | 7 |
| seconds; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly recognizes that | 9 |
| Alzheimer's disease is the seventh-leading cause of death for | 10 |
| all ages and the fifth-leading cause of death for those aged 65 | 11 |
| and older; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly recognizes that | 13 |
| Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and | 14 |
| over 210,000 Illinoisans live with Alzheimer's disease; the | 15 |
| number is expected to increase by 14% in the next 15 years; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Alzheimer's Disease and Other
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| Related Dementia State Plan, mandated by Senate Joint | 18 |
| Resolution 43 of the 95th General Assembly, has been the | 19 |
| collaborative efforts of Alzheimer's researchers, academia, | 20 |
| physicians, healthcare providers, the Alzheimer's Disease | 21 |
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| and other Illinois governmental units, state-wide advocacy | 2 |
| groups, and other stakeholders; and
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| WHEREAS, The recommended legislative and regulatory | 4 |
| initiatives, which are of great importance to those living with | 5 |
| Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, are now included in | 6 |
| the plan distributed to the Governor and the General Assembly; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we express our support for the Illinois | 11 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Other
Related Dementia State Plan as a | 12 |
| blueprint going forward in the fight against Alzheimer's | 13 |
| disease as we continue our response to this public health | 14 |
| crisis.
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