Full Text of HR0072 98th General Assembly
HR0072 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 68 | 3 | | seconds; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, with more than | 5 | | 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 an estimated 220,000 in 2020, and | 10 | | 240,000 in 15 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is an unrelenting, | 12 | | progressive condition that destroys brain cells, with no | 13 | | currently known cure; Alzheimer's places significant financial | 14 | | burdens on families and businesses, with businesses losing | 15 | | billions a year in lost productivity and replacement expenses | 16 | | for employees who miss work or quit to care for a relative; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, there were 579,505 Illinois family | 18 | | members and friends who provided over 700 million hours of | 19 | | unpaid care - valued at $7 billion - to their loved ones with | 20 | | 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; we call upon all policymakers to join in the efforts to | 8 | | 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 13, 2013, 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 General Assembly to | 14 | | make Alzheimer's disease a priority public health issue in the | 15 | | State; advocates will speak up for the needs and rights of | 16 | | people with Alzheimer's and their families and ask the
General | 17 | | Assembly to make Alzheimer's disease a priority public health | 18 | | issue in the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we designate the date of March 13, 2013 as Annual Alzheimer's | 22 | | Association Advocacy Day in the State of Illinois.
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