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AK SR3
Resolution
AI Summary
- Recognizes March 2024 as Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Month in Alaska to raise awareness of research, screening programs, and access to care needs
- Notes that 15 percent of U.S. adults (37 million people) have chronic kidney disease, with 9 in 10 unaware of their condition
- Identifies the Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene as a genetic risk factor discovered in 2010, with 13 percent of African Americans carrying two APOL1 risk variants
- Documents that kidney disease disproportionately affects communities of color, with non-Hispanic African Americans nearly four times more likely and Hispanic Americans 1.3 times more likely to experience kidney failure than non-Hispanic white Americans
- Directs the senate secretary to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press
Legislative Description
Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Month
Proclamations
Last Action
PERMANENTLY FILED 9/16 SENATE RESOLVE 2
10/9/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules2/28/2024
Community & Regional Affairs1/24/2024
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