CA SCR162

Recognizes June 2024 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and June 20, 2024, as The Longest Day in California to honor individuals facing Alzheimer's disease.

Urges all Californians to wear purple on June 20, 2024, to raise global awareness of the Alzheimer's Association's vision of a world without Alzheimer's disease.

Notes that California has 719,700 residents living with Alzheimer's disease (12 percent of adults over 65), projected to reach 840,000 by 2025, with Medi-Cal spending $3.5 billion this year on care and rising to $5 billion within eight years.

Highlights that 1.6 million California family members provide unpaid care valued at over $44 billion, and that African Americans, Latinos, and women are disproportionately impacted by the disease.

Recognizes the importance of ongoing state and federal support for and investment in innovative neurological research and cutting-edge treatments for neurological disorders.