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RESOLUTION N0. 09-165
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY
2009 AS "LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
foltowing 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 miltion 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 tupus, the great majority of whom are women of childbearin~ 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:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of May 2009, as "LUPUS AWARENESS
MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to become more aware of this
devastating and debilitating chronic disease.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 2009.
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