Full Text of HR0231 99th General Assembly
HR0231 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 67 | 3 | | seconds; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is on the rise with 5.4 | 5 | | million Americans currently living with the disease and an | 6 | | estimated 16 million Americans projected to be diagnosed with | 7 | | the disease by 2050; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Currently, 210,000 people in Illinois live with | 9 | | the disease; there will be 260,000 in 10 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of | 11 | | death and an unrelenting, progressive condition that destroys | 12 | | brain cells, and currently no cure or even a way to slow the | 13 | | progression of the disease exists; Alzheimer's places | 14 | | significant financial burdens on families and businesses, with | 15 | | businesses losing billions a year in lost productivity and | 16 | | replacement expenses for employees who miss work or quit to | 17 | | care for a relative; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois in 2013, there were 587,000 Illinois | 19 | | family members and friends who provided over 668 million hours | 20 | | of unpaid care, valued at $8.3 billion, to their loved ones | 21 | | with Alzheimer's and other dementias; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The impact of Alzheimer's and other dementias on | 2 | | Illinois families, the health care system, and society as a | 3 | | whole is of great importance; the need for home and | 4 | | community-based services for those with Alzheimer's is on the | 5 | | rise and caregiver stress is at an all-time high; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a looming public health | 7 | | crisis and we call upon all policymakers to join in the efforts | 8 | | to raise awareness and to serve the hundreds of thousands of | 9 | | persons with Alzheimer's and other dementias in Illinois, their | 10 | | families, and caregivers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, On March 11, 2015, Alzheimer's advocates will | 12 | | speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer's | 13 | | and their families and ask the Illinois legislature to make | 14 | | Alzheimer's disease a priority public health issue in the State | 15 | | of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | proclaim March 11, 2015 as the Annual Alzheimer's Association | 19 | | Advocacy Day in the State of Illinois.
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