,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #efb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,barragn 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 
,ms4 ,snchez1 and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,alzheimer's and ,brain ,awareness      
,month4  ,whereas ,alzheimer's disease  
is a slow1 progressive disorder of the  
brain that results in loss of memory and
 other cognitive function and1          
eventually1 death2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's
 disease is the seventh leading cause of
 death in the ,united ,states and the   
fifth leading cause of death for persons
 aged #fe and over2 ,whereas nearly     
#g1jjj1jjj ,americans in the ,united    
,states are living with ,alzheimer's    
disease1 and this number may increase to
 #ac1jjj1jjj by the year #bjej2 ,whereas
 almost two-thirds of those living with 
,alzheimer's disease are women2 ,whereas

 it is estimated that #a in #c older    
,americans dies with ,alzheimer's       
disease or another dementia2 ,whereas   
,alzheimer's disease is the only cause  
of death among the top #aj causes of    
death in the ,united ,states that has no
 means of prevention or cure2 ,whereas  
the direct costs to ,united ,states     
society of caring for ,alzheimer's      
disease patients in #bjbe is estimated  
to be #chd1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas over   
#aa million ,americans provide unpaid   
care for people with ,alzheimer's       
disease or another dementia2 ,whereas   
nearly #gj percent of ,alzheimer's      
disease and dementia caregivers rate the
 emotional stress of caregiving as high 
or very high2 ,whereas nearly #dj       
percent of family caregivers for        
individuals living with ,alzheimer's    
disease and other forms of dementia     
report symptoms of depression2 ,whereas 
older ,black ,americans face nearly #b  
times higher risk of developing         
,alzheimer's disease2 ,whereas older    

,latinos face #a4e times higher risk of 
developing ,alzheimer's disease2        
,whereas ,asian ,americans1 ,native     
,hawaiians1 and ,pacific ,islanders are 
at high risk for underdetection of      
dementia and ,alzheimer's disease2      
,whereas every ,american is at risk for 
developing ,alzheimer's disease2        
,whereas stigma around having           
,alzheimer's disease contributes to     
underdetection and failure to diagnose  
the disease2 ,whereas health disparities
 continue to exist for underserved      
populations1 including ,black1 ,latino1 
and ,asian-,american communities1 in the
 care1 caregiving1 and research of      
,alzheimer's disease2 ,whereas ,june is 
,alzheimer's and ,brain ,awareness      
,month2 ,whereas the ,alzheimer's       
,association established ,alzheimer's   
and ,brain ,awareness ,month in #bjad1  
and the inaugural ,alzheimer's and      
,brain ,awareness ,month was celebrated 
in ,june of that year2 and ,whereas     
,alzheimer's and ,brain ,awareness      

,month is an opportunity to--  7#a7     
raise awareness about ,alzheimer's      
disease and other forms of dementia2    
7#b7 advocate for ,alzheimer's disease  
and other forms of dementia research1   
care1 and support services2 and  7#c7   
offer support to individuals living with
 ,alzheimer's disease and other forms of
 dementia1 their families1 and their    
caregivers3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,alzheimer's and ,brain ,awareness      
,month2 and  7#b7 encourages people in  
the ,united ,states to--  7,a7 educate  
themselves about ,alzheimer's disease   
and other forms of dementia2  7,b7      
advocate for ,alzheimer's disease       
research1 care1 and support services2   
and  7,c7 offer their support to        
individuals living with ,alzheimer's    
disease and other forms of dementia1    
their families1 and their caregivers4