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Whereas, Diabetes is a common, serious and costly disease that poses

a major health problem to the residents of the State of Nevada; and

Whereas, It is estimated that the population of this state will double in

the next 20 years and much of the current and future economic burden of

diabetes can be averted through increased awareness about the disease and

known preventative measures; and

Whereas, In 1994, for diabetes patients in this state, the direct cost of

medical care and the indirect cost of lost productivity and premature

mortality totaled a staggering $567 million; and

Whereas, The State of Nevada is helping to fight this disease through

the Nevada Diabetes Council which is the advisory board to the Nevada

State Diabetes Control Program established in 1996 by the Center for

Disease Control; and

Whereas, For the first time ever, opportunity exists to create positive

programs through collaborative efforts to reduce the cost and incidence of

this debilitating illness; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

Concurring, That March 23, 1999, is hereby designated as Nevada

Diabetes Awareness Day; and be it further

Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature hereby commends the Nevada

Diabetes Council for the informative services that it provides to the

residents of the State of Nevada relating to diabetes; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

copy of this resolution to Mylan Hawkins, Executive Director of the

Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults and David Govaker,

M.D., Chairman of the Nevada Diabetes Council.

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