Bill Text: NY K00359 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2019, as Lupus Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-29)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - adopted [K00359 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00359-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 359

BY: M. of A. Thiele

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  2019,  as Lupus Awareness Month in the State of
        New York

  WHEREAS, Each year, the Lupus Agencies of New York  State  designate
May  as  Lupus  Awareness  Month  to  show  support  for the 105,400 New
Yorkers, 1.5 million Americans and 5 million people worldwide who suffer
from the often debilitating  effects  of  Lupus,  a  chronic  autoimmune
disease  that  can  cause  severe damage to the tissue and organs in the
body and, in some cases, death; and

  WHEREAS, Each year thousands of  people  are  newly  diagnosed  with
Lupus, the great majority of whom are young people in the prime of their
lives, and 90% of whom are women; and

  WHEREAS, Lupus is most prevalent among African-Americans, Hispanics,
Native  Americans,  and Asians; tragically, thousands of people die from
Lupus each year because a cure remains elusive; and

  WHEREAS, Many health  professionals  are  unaware  of  symptoms  and
health  effects  of  Lupus, causing people with Lupus to suffer for many
years before they obtain a  correct  diagnosis  and  medical  treatment,
demonstrating  the  need for increased public and professional awareness
of Lupus; and

  WHEREAS, Medical research efforts into Lupus and  the  discovery  of
safer,  more effective treatments for Lupus patients are under-funded in
comparison with diseases of comparable magnitude and severity; and

  WHEREAS,  Increasing  community  awareness   and   focusing   public
attention  on  Lupus  and its devastating impact on patients' lives will
provide hope for a better future for those affected; and

  WHEREAS, The Lupus Agencies of  New  York  State  are  dedicated  to
improving the quality of life for individuals with Lupus and their loved
ones   by  providing  education,  support  and  outreach  services,  and
promoting programs of awareness, advocacy, and research; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  recognizes  the  needs  of  those
chronically  ill people who are living with Lupus and urges all citizens
to support the search for  a  cure  and  assist  those  individuals  and
families  who  deal with this devastating disease on a daily basis; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to proclaim May 2019, as Lupus
Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York, and the Lupus Agencies of New York State.