HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-148RESOLUTION NO. 11-148
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER 2011 AS "ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative brain disorder that causes loss
of memory, impaired thinking, confusion, disorientation and death.
2. In the United States 5.4 million people have probable Alzheimer's disease, and
every sixty-nine (69) seconds another American develops the disease.
3. More than nine hundred sixty thousand (960,000) Floridians are caring for
someone with dementia.
4. More than five hundred twenty-eight thousand (528,000) Floridians have
Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, including ten thousand (10,000) in St.
Lucie County.
5. Sixty (60%) percent of Alzheimer's caregivers are likely to die before the person
they are caring for.
6. Sixty (60%) percent of all Alzheimer's patients will wander sometime during the
disease process.
7. Thesafetyandwell-beingofourAlzheimer'sfamilieslivinginourlocalcommunities
is preserved, as well as their dignity and quality of life, and that services and
resources are accessible to all cultures.
8. This Board extends its gratitude to those advocates and service providers, including
Alzheimer's Community Care and the Alzheimer's Association Southeast Florida
Chapter, who provide vital care and support, value the need for dementia-specific
care, and support the Alzheimer's families, and a cure for Alzheimer's patients.
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 November 2011 as "ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to learn more about Alzheimer's
Disease and attend educational events that are free and open to the public during
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 1n day of November 20
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