Presidential Document2022-24161
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2022
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Published
November 3, 2022
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October 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66519-66520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24161]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10485 of October 31, 2022
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month,
2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, we
honor and support the millions of brave Americans who
have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, along with the
selfless family members and caregivers who stand by
their sides throughout the long course of this
heartbreaking disease.
Alzheimer's is common and especially cruel, robbing
people of their memories, thoughts, and identity over
many years. Across the Nation, this epidemic is
growing: In the next 30 years, the number of Americans
with Alzheimer's is expected to reach nearly 14
million, straining families and our health care system.
Fortunately, we are on the cusp of life-saving advances
that can forever change the course of the disease.
This year, my Administration launched the
transformational Advanced Research Projects Agency for
Health (ARPA-H) at the National Institutes of Health,
which is investing a billion dollars in cutting-edge
research to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer's and
other deadly diseases. Modeled on the Pentagon program
that brought us game-changing technologies like the
internet and GPS, ARPA-H will support bold ideas that
neither traditional research nor the private sector is
willing to pursue, driving new biomedical
breakthroughs. At the same time, the Department of
Health and Human Services is investing in research and
technology that can keep Alzheimer's patients living
longer in their own homes; training caregivers to
support them; and educating Americans about early
warning signs of Alzheimer's, dementia risks, and brain
health generally. Meanwhile, I signed the Inflation
Reduction Act, which will protect Alzheimer's patients
from high bills at the pharmacy by capping what they
pay at $2,000 per year. Throughout our work, my
Administration is committed to keeping older Black and
Brown Americans, who are more than twice as likely to
be affected by dementias, at the center of our push to
understand these diseases.
Curing Alzheimer's is not a partisan issue. The disease
does not discriminate between red and blue. Beating it
is something we can do together, in honor of the loved
ones we have lost or those who are slipping away, and
in support of the remarkable caregivers, doctors,
researchers, and advocates who are fighting on their
behalf today. Our Nation is on the cusp of tremendous
scientific progress, and I pledge the best of our
energies to support caregivers, improve Alzheimer's
treatments, and work towards a cure that will free
future generations from the specter of this disease.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022
as National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. I call
on the people of the United States of America to
recognize their fellow citizens living with
Alzheimer's, along with their families and caregivers.
I also encourage all Americans to visit <a href="http://Alzheimers.gov">Alzheimers.gov</a>
for resources and information on living with or caring
for someone with Alzheimer's disease.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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[FR Doc. 2022-24161
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