    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 9202--OCT. 31, 2014

    Proclamation 9202 of October 31, 2014

    National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2014

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    Across our Nation, as many as 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer's
    disease--currently an irreversible, incurable, and fatal disease.
    Together with their loved ones, these individuals experience the tragic
    realities of a disease that gradually erases cherished memories, affects
    behavior, and destroys the ability to live independently and carry out
    the simplest daily tasks. This month, we recognize all those whose lives
    have been touched by Alzheimer's, and we renew our commitment to making
    progress in the war against it.
    The Federal Government is the world's leading funder of Alzheimer's
    research, and we are dedicated to finding ways to prevent and
    effectively treat this devastating disease by 2025. Guided by the
    National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease, my Administration is
    working
    to enhance care for Alzheimer's patients, expand support for all peo-
    ple with dementia, and strengthen public-private partnerships to sup-
    port the Alzheimer's community. We have funded major new clinical
    trials, helped train health care providers to diagnosis and manage de-
    mentia, and launched a new website that serves as a one-stop resource
    on Alzheimer's issues. And this year, as part of our Brain Research
    through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative,
    we announced new investments to support the research that could
    unlock the answers to this disease. To learn more about Alzheimer's
    disease--including risk factors and early signs and symptoms--and
    to access resources for patients and caregivers, Americans can visit
    www.Alzheimers.gov.
    During National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, we join with
    researchers, health care providers, and patient advocates across our
    country to lift up all those who are battling this disease every day. As
    we come together to raise awareness about Alzheimer's, we honor the
    individuals who lost their lives to it, as well as the devotion and
    selflessness of the millions of caregivers who endure the financial and
    emotional strains of this disease. In their spirit, let us continue our
    work to end this debilitating ailment and its devastating effects.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2014 as
    National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. I call upon the people of
    the United States to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and support
    the individuals living with this disease and their caregivers.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    ninth.
    BARACK OBAMA