World Lupus Day City of Clermont
Proclamation
WHEREAS, lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause severe damage to the tissue and
organs in the body and, in some cases, death; and
WHEREAS, more than five million people worldwide suffer the devastating effects of this
disease and each year over a hundred thousand young women, men and children are newly diagnosed
with lupus,the great majority of whom are women of childbearing age; and
1,V3-(ERE.9IS, 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, many physicians worldwide are unaware of the symptoms and health effects of
lupus, causing people with lupus to suffer for many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and
medical treatment; and
1413-fEREA.S, there is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and support individuals and
families affected by lupus; and
1v3{ERE.AS, there is an urgent need to increase awareness in communities worldwide of the
debilitation impact of lupus;
NOW, T31ERE,'ORE, be it resolved that May 10th 2015 is hereby designated as
1Norld'Lupus Day
on which lupus organizations around the globe call for increases in public and private sector funding
for medical research on lupus, targeted education programs for health professionals, patients and the
public, and worldwide recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue.
IN1NITNESS 1N3-fEREOy, I, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Clermont to be affixed this 28th day of April,two thousand
fifteen.
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ATTEST: Gail L.Ash, Mayor
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Tracy Ackroyd, MMC
City Clerk