ALS Awareness Month is a campaign to spread awareness of and raise funds for research for a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
During this month, the ALS Association sponsors the National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference and leads a delegation of people with ALS, their caregivers and other advocates to Capitol Hill to urge legislators to support measures to help find treatments and a cure.[citation needed] Other organizations, including the ALS Therapy Development Institute and the Les Turner ALS Foundation have their own initiatives.
In 2003, Georgia GovernorSonny Perdue declared May to be ALS Awareness Month in the state.[8] He repeated this action in 2011. In addition, Governor Nathan Deal in 2012, 2013,[9] and 2014.[10] In 2016, Governor Deal declared January 26 to be ALS Awareness Day in Georgia.[11]
In both May 2014 and May 2016, the Governor of North Dakota issued proclamations declaring May to be ALS Awareness Month in the state.[16][17]
Ohioedit
On January 13, 2012, the 129th General Assembly of Ohio designated the month of May as ALS Awareness Month for the state.[18]
Referencesedit
^ abAglukkaq, Leona (June 2010). "ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig's Disease)". [Health Canada]. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^ ab"20th Anniversary of ALS Awareness Month: MDA to Honor 31 Americans". [Muscular Dystrophy Association]. May 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^"June brings about another ALS awareness month". [ALS Society of Canada]. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^"ALS Awareness | ALS Canada". als.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^"Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]. May 6, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^"ALS Awareness Month 2014" (PDF). mn.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18.
^"Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month | North Dakota Office of the Governor". governor.nd.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^"ALS Awareness Month | North Dakota Office of the Governor". governor.nd.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^"5.2267 ALS Awareness Month". [Codes.ohio.gov]. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
Further readingedit
Cosgrove, Alicia (May 6, 2011). "May is ALS Awareness Month". [Northwest Observer]. Retrieved March 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
"Fresno man showcased during ALS Awareness Month". [KFSN-TV]. May 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2012.