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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

COMMEMORATING "WORLD LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ON

MAY 10, 2018

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Williams, Fogarty, Casimiro, and Ranglin-Vassell

     Date Introduced: May 10, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Lupus is a serious and incurable autoimmune disease that can cause life-

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threatening damage to any organ in the body; and

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     WHEREAS, Lupus is a global health problem that affects millions of young women, men

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and children of all nationalities, races, ethnicities, genders and ages worldwide; and

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     WHEREAS, Many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and health effects of

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Lupus, causing people with Lupus to suffer many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and

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medical treatment; and

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     WHEREAS, Medical research efforts into Lupus and the discovery and development of

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safer, more effective treatments for Lupus patients are under-funded in comparison with diseases

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of similar magnitude and severity; and

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     WHEREAS, People with Lupus will face a lifetime of living with the unpredictable and

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life-changing health effects of this disease; and

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     WHEREAS, There is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and support individuals

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and families affected by Lupus; and

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     WHEREAS, There is an urgent need to increase awareness in communities worldwide of

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the devastating impact of Lupus; and

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     WHEREAS, World Lupus Day is the day on which Lupus organizations around the globe

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call for increases in public and private sector funding for medical research on Lupus, targeted

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education programs for health professionals, patients and the public, and worldwide recognition

 

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of Lupus as a significant health issue; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby commemorates "World Lupus Day" in the State of Rhode Island

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on May 10, 2018; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Aida Crosson, Rhode Island Ambassador,

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Lupus Foundation of New England.

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