HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 11/19/2013 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL DIABETPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, during National Diabetes Month, we renew our dedication to combating
this chronic, life-threatening illness by standing with those living with diabetes, honoring the
professionals and advocates engaged in fighting diabetes, and working to raise awareness about
prevention and treatment; and
WHEREAS, recent estimates project that as many as one in three American adults will
have diabetes in 2050, and an additional 79 million Americans are at high risk for developing
type 2 diabetes. Diabetes kills more Americans each year than breast cancer and AIS combined;
and
WHEREAS, Coloradans are increasingly feeling the effects of diabetes as 316,000
Coloradans suffer from the disease. It is estimated that one out of every three children born after
2000 in the United States will be directly affected by diabetes and the estimated total national
cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States is $245 billion; and
WHEREAS, diabetes is a serious disease and if not managed, can damage many parts of
the body, leading to heart attacks, strokes, amputation, blindness, kidney failure and nerve
damage; and
WHEREAS, diabetes complications can be prevented or delayed by properly managing
blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and by eating healthy, being physically
active and quitting smoking; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Governor’s Council for Active and Healthy Lifestyles
promotes and supports events and programs that encourage physical fitness, educates citizens on
the lifelong benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim November 2013 as
NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH.
and I call upon all of the citizens of Colorado, school systems, government agencies, nonprofit
organizations, health care providers, research institutions, and other interested groups to join in
activities that raise diabetes awareness and help prevent, treat, and manage the disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 19th day of November, A.D. 2013.
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Mayor
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