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AK SR3

Resolution

Status

Passed

10/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Elvi Gray-Jackson

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Origin

Senate

33rd Legislature

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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