[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Part VIII





The President





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Proclamation 7495--Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Month, 2001



Proclamation 7496--National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 
2001



Proclamation 7497--National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2001



Proclamation 7498--National Family Caregivers Month, 2001



Proclamation 7499--World Freedom Day, 2001



Proclamation 7500--National American Indian Heritage Month, 2001



Proclamation 7501--National Farm-City Week, 2001
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                Proclamation 7495 of November 9, 2001

                
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Month, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Approximately 16 million American adults suffer from a 
                devastating disease for which there is no cure. The 
                disease is called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 
                (COPD), and it is a growing problem in this country and 
                throughout the world. COPD claims more than 100,000 
                lives per year, drains the American economy of an 
                estimated $30.4 billion each year, and is the fourth 
                leading cause of death in the United States today, 
                exceeded only by heart disease, cancer, and stroke.

                COPD is a medical term for a group of respiratory 
                conditions that includes emphysema and chronic 
                bronchitis. COPD results in gradual, irreversible 
                damage to the lungs. Since the symptoms progress 
                gradually, COPD patients may not even realize in the 
                early stages that they have the disease. Over the 
                years, as the lung damage continues, breathing becomes 
                increasingly difficult.

                Although some patients have an inherited version of the 
                disease, smoking is the most common cause of COPD. 
                Exposure to toxic substances in the environment such as 
                industrial pollutants, aerosol sprays, nontobacco 
                smoke, and internal combustion engine exhaust may also 
                aggravate or contribute to COPD. While our ultimate 
                goal is to prevent this often-fatal disease, we now 
                need better treatments. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary 
                Disease Month offers us the opportunity to increase our 
                knowledge of this disease and to consider what we can 
                do to reduce its occurrence.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 2001, as Chronic 
                Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Month. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to observe this month with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to 
                raise awareness of COPD and its impact on communities 
                and to improve the quality of life of those who suffer 
                from the disease.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

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