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OK HR1027

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/13/2015

Primary Sponsor

Jon Echols

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Declares May 13, 2015, as Lupus Advocacy Day and May 2015 as Lupus Awareness Month in Oklahoma
  • Recognizes approximately 50,000 Oklahomans living with Lupus, an acute and chronic autoimmune disease causing inflammation and tissue damage to organ systems
  • Notes that 90 percent of Lupus diagnoses occur in women, with African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and Asian Americans 2-3 times more likely to develop the disease
  • Acknowledges the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation as state and national leaders in Lupus advocacy, awareness, education, research, and treatment
  • Directs distribution of the resolution to the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma

Legislative Description

Declaring May 13, 2015, as Lupus Advocacy Day; distribution.

Special Dates and Symbols

Last Action

Enrolled, signed, filed with Secretary of State

5/13/2015

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