| 1 | | - | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 64 CHAPTER 119 Relative to Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day. [ Filed with Secretary of State July 17, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 64, Bains. Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.This measure would declare the month of June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month, recognize Wednesday, June 21, 2023, as The Longest Day, and would urge all Californians to commemorate the month of June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The month of June 2023 has been declared Alzheimers Disease 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, 2023, 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 disease will expand by 127 percent; andWHEREAS, Research on the expansion of people living with Alzheimers disease showed communities of color will shoulder a disproportionate share of the increase in prevalence of Alzheimers disease. The number of Latinx or Hispanic Californians living with Alzheimers disease will more than triple, while the number of Black Californians living with Alzheimers disease will nearly triple, by 2040. Additionally, the number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders living with Alzheimers disease 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 disease research through the voluntary contribution funds and have raised more than $25,000,000 since its inception for research into treatments to slow the progression of, and develop a cure for, 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, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month, recognizes Wednesday, June 21, 2023, as The Longest Day, and urges all Californians to commemorate the month of June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease 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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| 1 | + | Enrolled July 07, 2023 Passed IN Senate July 06, 2023 Passed IN Assembly June 19, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 64Introduced by Assembly Member Bains(Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Boerner, Bonta, Calderon, Juan Carrillo, Wendy Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Connolly, Megan Dahle, Davies, Dixon, Flora, Mike Fong, Vince Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Garcia, Gipson, Grayson, Haney, Hart, Holden, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Lee, Low, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, Joe Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)April 20, 2023 Relative to Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 64, Bains. Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.This measure would declare the month of June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month, recognize Wednesday, June 21, 2023, as The Longest Day, and would urge all Californians to commemorate the month of June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The month of June 2023 has been declared Alzheimers Disease 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, 2023, 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 disease will expand by 127 percent; andWHEREAS, Research on the expansion of people living with Alzheimers disease showed communities of color will shoulder a disproportionate share of the increase in prevalence of Alzheimers disease. The number of Latinx or Hispanic Californians living with Alzheimers disease will more than triple, while the number of Black Californians living with Alzheimers disease will nearly triple, by 2040. Additionally, the number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders living with Alzheimers disease 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 disease research through the voluntary contribution funds and have raised more than $25,000,000 since its inception for research into treatments to slow the progression of, and develop a cure for, 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, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease and Brain Awareness Month, recognizes Wednesday, June 21, 2023, as The Longest Day, and urges all Californians to commemorate the month of June 2023 as Alzheimers Disease 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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