California 2021-2022 Regular Session

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 117Introduced by Assembly Member Robert RivasJune 06, 2022 Relative to Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 117, as introduced, Robert Rivas. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, The month of June 2022 has been declared Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month to help educate the public on this debilitating disease and the need to increase efforts to combat its human and economic costs; andWHEREAS, The summer solstice, June 21, 2022, has been declared The Longest Day, with people around the world coming together to honor the strength, passion, and endurance of people facing Alzheimers disease with a day of activity and advocacy; andWHEREAS, Alzheimers disease, a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder, tragically robs individuals of their memories and leads to cognitive decline resulting in functional, emotional, and behavioral impairment; andWHEREAS, California has 690,000 residents living with Alzheimers disease, more than any other state in the nation; andWHEREAS, Recent research published by the State Department of Public Health in 2021 indicates that over the next 20 years, the impact of Alzheimers disease and related dementia will increase dramatically. While the population of California will expand by 16 percent, the population of people living with Alzheimers will expand by 127 percent; andWHEREAS, Research on the expansion of people living with Alzheimers showed communities of color will shoulder a disproportionate share of the increase in prevalence of Alzheimers. The number of Latinx or Hispanic Californians living with Alzheimers will more than triple, while the number of Black Californians living with Alzheimers will nearly triple by 2040. Additionally, the number of Asian American and Pacific Islanders living with Alzheimers will more than double; andWHEREAS, Californians with dementia visit emergency departments nearly 1,000,000 times per year and are readmitted to the hospital one out of five times after discharge; andWHEREAS, Alzheimers disease is always fatal, and it is the third leading cause of death in California today; andWHEREAS, Alzheimers disease is a family disease impacting 1,120,000 California spouses, partners, children, siblings, grandchildren, and other relatives who provide unpaid assistance to a loved one; andWHEREAS, California caregivers devote 884,000,000 hours of unpaid assistance to family members, valued at over $18,126,000,000 in nongovernmental financial support; andWHEREAS, Californias 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey found that 27.1 percent of people with memory problems in California live alone; andWHEREAS, Disparities in detection and diagnosis persist, resulting in less than 50 percent of individuals affected by the disease receiving a formal diagnosis that is disclosed to them by a clinician and documented in their medical record; andWHEREAS, On average, a person with Alzheimers disease lives 4 to 8 years after diagnosis, but may live as long as 20 years, depending on other factors; andWHEREAS, Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimers disease, which has no known cause, cure, or prevention; andWHEREAS, Californians invest in Alzheimers research through the voluntary tax check-off fund and have raised more than $25,000,000 since its inception for research into treatments to slow the progression of and cure the disease; andWHEREAS, Individuals living with Alzheimers disease and their caregivers need acknowledgment, support, and services to meet their needs over the lengthy progression of Alzheimers disease and related dementias; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly declares June 2022 as Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month, recognizes Tuesday, June 21, 2022, as The Longest Day, and urges all Californians to commemorate the month of June 2022 as Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 117Introduced by Assembly Member Robert RivasJune 06, 2022 Relative to Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 117, as introduced, Robert Rivas. Digest Key
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member Robert RivasJune 06, 2022
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20	20	Relative to Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.
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34	34	WHEREAS, The month of June 2022 has been declared Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month to help educate the public on this debilitating disease and the need to increase efforts to combat its human and economic costs; and
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36	36	WHEREAS, The summer solstice, June 21, 2022, has been declared The Longest Day, with people around the world coming together to honor the strength, passion, and endurance of people facing Alzheimers disease with a day of activity and advocacy; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, Alzheimers disease, a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder, tragically robs individuals of their memories and leads to cognitive decline resulting in functional, emotional, and behavioral impairment; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, California has 690,000 residents living with Alzheimers disease, more than any other state in the nation; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, Recent research published by the State Department of Public Health in 2021 indicates that over the next 20 years, the impact of Alzheimers disease and related dementia will increase dramatically. While the population of California will expand by 16 percent, the population of people living with Alzheimers will expand by 127 percent; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, Research on the expansion of people living with Alzheimers showed communities of color will shoulder a disproportionate share of the increase in prevalence of Alzheimers. The number of Latinx or Hispanic Californians living with Alzheimers will more than triple, while the number of Black Californians living with Alzheimers will nearly triple by 2040. Additionally, the number of Asian American and Pacific Islanders living with Alzheimers will more than double; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, Californians with dementia visit emergency departments nearly 1,000,000 times per year and are readmitted to the hospital one out of five times after discharge; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, Alzheimers disease is always fatal, and it is the third leading cause of death in California today; and
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50	50	WHEREAS, Alzheimers disease is a family disease impacting 1,120,000 California spouses, partners, children, siblings, grandchildren, and other relatives who provide unpaid assistance to a loved one; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, California caregivers devote 884,000,000 hours of unpaid assistance to family members, valued at over $18,126,000,000 in nongovernmental financial support; and
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54	54	WHEREAS, Californias 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey found that 27.1 percent of people with memory problems in California live alone; and
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56	56	WHEREAS, Disparities in detection and diagnosis persist, resulting in less than 50 percent of individuals affected by the disease receiving a formal diagnosis that is disclosed to them by a clinician and documented in their medical record; and
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58	58	WHEREAS, On average, a person with Alzheimers disease lives 4 to 8 years after diagnosis, but may live as long as 20 years, depending on other factors; and
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60	60	WHEREAS, Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimers disease, which has no known cause, cure, or prevention; and
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62	62	WHEREAS, Californians invest in Alzheimers research through the voluntary tax check-off fund and have raised more than $25,000,000 since its inception for research into treatments to slow the progression of and cure the disease; and
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64	64	WHEREAS, Individuals living with Alzheimers disease and their caregivers need acknowledgment, support, and services to meet their needs over the lengthy progression of Alzheimers disease and related dementias; now, therefore, be it
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66	66	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly declares June 2022 as Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month, recognizes Tuesday, June 21, 2022, as The Longest Day, and urges all Californians to commemorate the month of June 2022 as Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month; and be it further
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68	68	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.