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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2024, TO BE “PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH” IN THE | |
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senator Jessica de la Cruz | |
Date Introduced: March 29, 2024 | |
Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
1 | WHEREAS, Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic, progressive neurological disease and is the |
2 | second most common neurodegenerative disease in the United States, second only to Alzheimer’s |
3 | disease; and |
4 | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Parkinson’s is |
5 | the 14th leading cause of death in the United States; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Approximately one million people in the United States are currently living |
7 | with Parkinson's Disease. Every six minutes there is a new Parkinson's Disease diagnosis, every |
8 | day 240 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and each year there are nearly 90,000 new |
9 | diagnoses of Parkinson's Disease which represents a 50 percent increase from previous years. In |
10 | Rhode Island, one in every 2,000 people suffer from Parkinson's Disease; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Approximately ten percent of Parkinson's Disease diagnoses occur before |
12 | the age of 50, with the onset of Parkinson's Disease commonly occurring between the ages of 55 |
13 | and 65; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Although research suggests Parkinson’s results from a combination of |
15 | genetic and environmental factors, the exact cause and progression of the disease is still unknown |
16 | and there is no objective test or biomarker with which to diagnose the disease; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease vary from person to person and can |
18 | include tremors, slowness, difficulty with balance, swallowing, chewing, speaking, rigidity, |
19 | constipation, skin problems, cognitive problems, dementia, and mood disorders such as |
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1 | depression and anxiety; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Currently there is no known cure or drug to slow or halt the progression of |
3 | Parkinson’s Disease, and available treatments are limited in their ability to address the medical |
4 | needs of patients; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Increased efforts and awareness are desperately needed to help expedite |
6 | research efforts for better treatments, and ultimately a cure, as well as creating enhanced |
7 | programs and services to help those impacted by Parkinson’s Disease to improve their quality of |
8 | life until a cure is found; now, therefore be it |
9 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims April of |
10 | 2024, to be "Parkinson’s Awareness Month" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
11 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
12 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the American Parkinson Disease Association, |
13 | Rhode Island Chapter. |
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