2019-0063
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Proclamation: National Kidney Month in St. Charles Parish
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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, there are an estimated 30 million Americans with kidney disease, and most do not know they have it; and,
WHEREAS, one in three American adults is at risk for chronic kidney disease; and,
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, there are over 460,000 citizens with chronic kidney disease, over 10,000 kidney patients on dialysis, and over 1,800 kidney patients waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant; and,
WHEREAS, it is critical that attention be brought to this often overlooked, but increasingly common disease whose major risk factors are diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of kidney failure, and age over 60. If left untreated, kidney disease can lead to kidney failure; and,
WHEREAS, the month of March is National Kidney Month. The National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana - the major statewide voluntary non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing kidney disease, improving the health and well-being of individuals affected by this disease, and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation - is calling on all Louisiana citizens to heart their kidneys and their overall health, and get tested if they are at risk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH 2019 AS
NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH
IN
ST. CHARLES PARISH
LARRY COCHRAN WENDY BENEDETTO
PARISH PRESIDENT COUNCILWOMAN AT LARGE, DIV. A
PAUL J. HOGAN, PE WILLIAM BILLY WOODRUFF
COUNCILMAN AT LARGE, DIV. B COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
TERRELL D. WILSON MARILYN B. BELLOCK
COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT I COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT V
MARY K. CLULEE TRACI A. FLETCHER
COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT II COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT VI
DICK GIBBS JULIA FISHER-PERRIER
COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT III COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT VII
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