Bill Text: CA AR50 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-24-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-23 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 4905.). [AR50 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AR50-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: HR 50	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 16, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Medina
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Travis Allen,  
Atkins,   Baker,   Bigelow,   Bloom,
  Bonilla,   Bonta,   Brown,  
Burke,   Calderon,   Campos,   Chang,
  Chau,   Chávez,   Chiu,   Chu,
  Cooley,   Cooper,   Dababneh,  
Dahle,   Daly,   Dodd,   Frazier, 
 Beth Gaines,   Gallagher,   Cristina Garcia,
  Eduardo Garcia,   Gatto,   Gipson, 
 Gomez,   Gonzalez,   Gordon,   Gray,
  Grove,   Hadley,   Harper,  
Holden,   Jones,   Jones-Sawyer,   Kim,
  Lackey,   Levine,   Linder,  
Lopez,   Low,  Maienschein,   Mathis,
  Mayes,   McCarty,   Melendez,  
Mullin,   Nazarian,  Obernolte,   O'
Donnell,   Olsen,   Quirk,   Rendon, 
 Ridley-Thomas,   Rodriguez,   Salas, 
 Steinorth,   Mark Stone,   Thurmond, 
 Ting,   Wagner,   Waldron,   Weber,
  Wilk,   Williams,   and Wood  
) 

                        APRIL 27, 2016

   Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Lupus is a disease that affects more people than AIDS,
cerebral palsy, sickle cell anemia, and multiple sclerosis combined.
One of out every 185 Americans has lupus. Lupus is hard to diagnose,
mimics other diseases, and its sufferers usually do not get treatment
until they have suffered with the symptoms for many years; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus affects approximately 1.4 million Americans, 90
percent of people diagnosed with the disease are women, 80 percent
develop the disease between 15 and 45 years of age, and the disease
is two to three times more prevalent among people of color, including
African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans; and
   WHEREAS, Understanding lupus will help us better understand
infections in general, allergies, cancer, and even AIDS. Medical
students are often told if they know lupus then they know medicine;
lupus is the paradigm of autoimmunity, as lupus can affect every part
of the body; and
   WHEREAS, At least nine states have declared the month of May as
Lupus Awareness Month -- California, Colorado, Minnesota, North
Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Oregon, Virginia, and Wisconsin;
and
   WHEREAS, Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect any part
of the body, including internal organs, the skin, and joints. The
disease also has many different symptoms and, because of that,
affects each person differently. Because of its unpredictable nature,
people with lupus often have many questions about the disease; and
   WHEREAS, Each person with lupus has different symptoms that can
range from mild to severe and may come and go over time. Lupus is not
to be taken lightly; it can affect many parts of the body,
including, but not limited to, the kidneys, lungs, central nervous
system, blood vessels, blood, heart, and skin; and
   WHEREAS, The State Department of Public Health concluded in its
2008 Lupus Data/Statistics report that death rates from lupus
increased nearly 70 percent among black women between 45 and 64 years
of age. Possible reasons include an increasing incidence of systemic
lupus erythematosus, later diagnosis, less access to health care,
less-effective treatments, and poorer compliance with treatment
recommendations. Each year during the study period, death rates were
more than five times higher for women than for men; and
   WHEREAS, Existing public information and programs about lupus in
California remain inadequately disseminated and insufficient in
addressing the needs of specific diverse populations and other
underserved groups; and
   WHEREAS, Educating the public and the health care community
throughout the state about this devastating disease is of paramount
importance and is in every respect in the public interest and to the
benefit of all residents of the State of California; and
   WHEREAS, Many other organizations strive to educate the community
about lupus and how to manage the disease and also to bring more
awareness through advocacy and education while providing support and
resources to families that are affected by the disease; and
   WHEREAS, Advocates around the country have joined together to
advocate for lupus awareness, support, and a better future through
research, diagnosis, education, and treatment; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly observes the month of May 2016 as Lupus Awareness Month; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.