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RESOLUTION NO. 08-166
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10,
2008, 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. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause severe
damage to the tissue and organs in the body and, in some cases,
death.
2. More than five million people worldwide suffer the
devastating effects of this disease and each year over a hundred
thousand young women, men and children are newly diagnosed with
lupus, the great majority of whom are women of childbearing age.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. There is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and
support individuals and families affected by lupus; and an urgent
need to increase awareness of its' debilitating impact.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
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1. This Board does hereby proclaim May 10, 2008, as uLUPUS
DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie Courtty to
become more aware of this devastating and debilitating chronic
disease.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 2008.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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