HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-019WHEREAS, January is designated as National Glaucoma Awareness Month in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, glaucoma is a group of progressively degenerative eye diseases that damages
the optic nerve in the eye, Ieading to vision loss and eventually blindness; and
'WHEREAS, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world according to the
World Health Organization, and the number one leading cause of preventable blindness in the United
States among African-Americans and people of color, including Native American populations; and
WHEREAS, more than 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older have glaucoma, and
approximately 120,000 Americans are blind from glaucoma, accounting for 9% to 12% of all cases
of blindness in the United States; and
WHEREAS, there is presently no cure for glaucoma; and
WHEREAS, raising glaucoma awareness through public education an_d outreach programs is
critical to the treatment of eye disease and the prevention of blindness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
hereby recognizes January as National Glaucoma Awareness Month and encourages its constituent
families and neighbors, employees, and all citizens to protect their vision by getting regular and
complete eye examinations from qualified eye care professionals, and to support research and
educational opportunities that lead to an eventual cure.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 24th day of
January 2005 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisor Connelly, Dolan, Hoax, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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UR JOSIASSEN, Chair
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Deputy
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING JANUARY AS
"NATIONAL GLAUCOMA AWARENESS MONTH"