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2025 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 23
April 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives SUBECK, KAUFERT, BARE, BROWN,
CLANCY, DESMIDT, EMERSON, JOERS, KITCHENS, KNODL, MADISON,
MCCARVILLE, MELOTIK, MIRESSE, MURPHY, MURSAU, NOVAK, ORTIZ-VELEZ,
PIWOWARCZYK, ROE, STUBBS, TRANEL, UDELL, VINING and WITTKE,
cosponsored by Senators CABRAL-GUEVARA, CARPENTER, DRAKE, HESSELBEIN,
L. JOHNSON, RATCLIFF, ROYS, SPREITZER, WANGGAARD and WIRCH. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson[s Disease
Awareness Months.
Whereas, Parkinson[s disease is a chronic, progressive, neurological disease
and is the second-most-common neurodegenerative disease in the United States;
and
Whereas, Parkinson[s disease is estimated to affect approximately one million
people in the United States, and the prevalence will rise to 1.2 million by 2030; and
Whereas, 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson[s disease each year in
the United States; and
Whereas, Parkinson[s disease is the 14th-leading cause of death in the United
States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Whereas, it is estimated that the economic burden of Parkinson[s disease is at
least $52 billion annually, including direct costs, such as treatment, and indirect
costs, such as lost income; and
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Whereas, research suggests the cause of Parkinson[s disease is a combination
of genetic and environmental factors, but the exact cause of the disease is still
unknown; and
Whereas, there is no objective test or biomarker for Parkinson[s disease, and
there is presently no cure or drug that slows or halts the progression of the disease;
and
Whereas, the symptoms of Parkinson[s disease vary from person to person and
can include tremors; slowness of movement; rigidity; cognitive impairment;
dementia; mood disorders; difficulty with balance, swallowing, chewing, and
speaking; and a variety of other nonmotor symptoms; and
Whereas, volunteers, researchers, caregivers, and medical professionals are
working to improve the quality of life of persons living with Parkinson[s disease and
their families; and
Whereas, increased research, education, and community support services,
such as those provided by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Davis Phinney
Foundation, Parkinson[s Foundation, Wisconsin Parkinson Association, and other
organizations, are needed to find more effective treatments and to provide access to
quality care to those living with the disease today; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That April 2025 and
April 2026 are hereby designated Parkinson[s Disease Awareness Months in
Wisconsin.
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