Bill Text: DE SCR113 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing June As Alzheimers And Brain Awareness Month.
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-09 - Passed In House by Voice Vote [SCR113 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2021-SCR113-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Mantzavinos & Rep. Mitchell |
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Sens. Bonini, Brown, Ennis, Gay, Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Lockman, Lopez, S. McBride, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Pinkney, Poore, Richardson, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson; Reps. K. Johnson, Kowalko, Ramone, Michael Smith, Yearick |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 113
RECOGNIZING JUNE AS ALZHEIMER’S AND BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH.
WHEREAS, Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia, tragically robs individuals of their memories and leads to progressive mental and physical impairments; and
WHEREAS, there are no known treatments to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 6 million people aged 65 and over have Alzheimer’s disease; and in Delaware, more than 19,000 Delawareans are currently living with Alzheimer’s; and
WHEREAS, 1 in 3 seniors die with Alzheimer’s or another dementia and nearly half of all caregivers who provide help to older adults do so for someone living with Alzheimer's or another dementia; and
WHEREAS, the direct costs to American society of caring for those with Alzheimer’s is valued at $321 billion and more than 11 million caregivers provide 16 billion hours of unpaid care to those with Alzheimer’s and other dementia; and
WHEREAS, in Delaware, nearly 50,000 family members and friends cared for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia, providing 68 million hours of unpaid care, with the annual value of this caregiving totaling $1.2 billion; and
WHEREAS, the State of Delaware recognizes the challenges faced by the individuals, families, friends, and caregivers dealing with Alzheimer’s disease; and
WHEREAS, researchers continue to search for a cause and a cure for the disease; and
WHEREAS, the State of Delaware recognizes the efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association to promote awareness to fight Alzheimer’s disease and all other dementia; and
WHEREAS, the Alzheimer’s Association has declared the month of June 2022 Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month to help spread global awareness of the Alzheimer’s Association’s vision of imagining a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of 151st General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives Concurring therein, that the month of June 2022 be recognized as Alzheimer's and Brain Awar eness Month.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all residents of Delaware are urged to wear purple to help spread global awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and the ongoing efforts to rid the world of Alzheimer's and all other dementia.
SYNOPSIS
This resolution recognizes the month of June as "Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month" in Delaware.
Author: Senator Mantzavinos
