Florida Senate - 2022                            (NP)    SR 1996
       
       
        
       By Senator Jones
       
       
       
       
       
       35-03640-22                                           20221996__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 2022 as “Rare Kidney
    3         Disease Awareness Month” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, March is recognized as “National Kidney Month,”
    6  focused on raising public awareness and understanding of rare
    7  kidney diseases, such as APOL1-mediated kidney disease, and
    8         WHEREAS, APOL1 genetic variants account for much of the
    9  excess risk of chronic and end-stage kidney disease for persons
   10  of African ancestry, including people who identify as African
   11  American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latinx, and
   12         WHEREAS, APOL1 explains the disproportionate rate of kidney
   13  disease in people of African ancestry, with African Americans
   14  making up 13 percent of the United States population, but
   15  accounting for 32 percent of all kidney failure and 35 percent
   16  of all end-stage kidney disease, and African Americans are 4
   17  times more likely to develop kidney failure than white
   18  Americans, and
   19         WHEREAS, APOL1-mediated kidney disease is driven by genetic
   20  factors and is underdiagnosed, and
   21         WHEREAS, symptoms, including fatigue, swelling in the legs
   22  and feet, and weight gain, do not present themselves until
   23  kidney damage is advanced, and
   24         WHEREAS, increasing public awareness and understanding of
   25  the genetic causes of rare kidney diseases could lead to early
   26  diagnosis and care for some of the most vulnerable populations
   27  and empower and educate those at risk on how they can manage it,
   28  NOW, THEREFORE,
   29  
   30  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   32         That March 2022 is recognized as “Rare Kidney Disease
   33  Awareness Month” in Florida.