Full Text of HR0906 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 68 | 3 | | seconds; that number will increase to every 33 seconds by 2050; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, with more than | 6 | | 5.2 million Americans of all ages currently living with the | 7 | | disease; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Over $140 billion is spent on Alzheimer's disease | 9 | | every year through Medicare and Medicaid; that number will rise | 10 | | to $1.2 trillion in 2050; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Currently, over 210,000 people in Illinois live | 12 | | with the disease; there will be an estimated 14% increase in | 13 | | the next 11 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Alzheimer's Association and the Centers for | 15 | | Disease Prevention's Healthy Aging Program have developed a | 16 | | Road Map to advance cognitive health as a vital, integral | 17 | | component of public health; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Public Health Association and the | 19 | | Alzheimer's Association issue a call to action for an effective | 20 | | coordinated approach to moving cognitive health into public |
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| 1 | | health practice and developing partnerships and assuring a | 2 | | competent workforce; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The impact of Alzheimer's and other dementia on | 4 | | Illinois families, the health care system, and society as a | 5 | | whole is of great importance; the need for home and | 6 | | community-based services for those with Alzheimer's is on the | 7 | | rise and caregiver stress is at an all-time high; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a looming public health | 9 | | crisis and the need to address cognitive health and to meet the | 10 | | needs of caregivers is growing daily; we call upon policymakers | 11 | | to join in the efforts to raise awareness, promote cognitive | 12 | | functioning and help meet the needs of caregivers and to | 13 | | acknowledge the hundreds of thousands of persons with | 14 | | Alzheimer's and other dementia in Illinois, their families, and | 15 | | caregivers; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, On April 2, 2014, Alzheimer's and public health | 17 | | advocates will speak up for the needs and rights of persons | 18 | | with cognitive impairment; these advocates ask the Illinois | 19 | | General Assembly to make Alzheimer's disease a priority public | 20 | | health issue in the State; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we designate the date of April 2, 2014 as Annual Alzheimer's | 2 | | Association and Illinois Public Health Association Advocacy | 3 | | Day in the State of Illinois.
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