National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2022, 66519-66520 [2022-24161]

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• Executive Office of the President

[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 [www.gpo.gov]
[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 Alzheimers.gov 
                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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-24161
Filed 11-2-22; 11:15 am]
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