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RESOLUTION NO. 06-138
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10,
2006, AS "LUPUS DAY" IN ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. The Third Annual World Lupus Day observance will occur on
Wednesday, May 10, 2006, and will focus on the need for improved
patient healthcare services, increased research into the causes of
and a cure for lupus, enhanced physician diagnosis and treatment of
lupus, and better epidemiological data on lupus globally.
2. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes tissue and
organ damage to any organ in the body, and, in some cases, death.
3. More than five million people worldwide suffer the
devastating effects of this disease and each year over a hundred
thousand women, men and children are newly diagnosed with lupus,
the great majority of whom are women of child-bearing age.
4. Medical research efforts into lupus and the discovery of
safer, more effective treatments for lupus patients are under-
funded In comparison with diseases of comparable magnitude and
severity.
5. Many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and
health effects of lupus, causing people with lupus to suffer for
many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and medical
treatment.
6. There is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and
support individuals and families affected by lupus.
7. There is an urgent need to increase awareness in
communities worldwide of the debilitating impact of lupus.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim May 10, 2006 as "LUPUS
DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges all lupus organizations around the globe
to call for increases in public and private sector funding for
medical research on lupus, and establish targeted educated programs
for health professionals, patients and the public, and worldwide
recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 2006.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMM~SSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fl~RIDA
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