[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9355 of October 28, 2015

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Each year, people with Alzheimer's disease experience devastating
physical and emotional challenges, as the abilities to remember, learn,
and think worsen over time--and their loved ones face challenges right
alongside them. Although Alzheimer's is the most common form of
dementia, it is often misunderstood, and misperceptions about the
disease can isolate and stigmatize people with dementia and their
families. This month, and every month, we stand with the more than 5
million people in the United States who live with Alzheimer's and with
the caregivers who help them age with dignity.
The Federal Government is the leading funder of Alzheimer's research,
and together with the scientific community, patient advocates, and
advocacy groups, we are supporting a broad portfolio of research as part
of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease--which maps concrete
goals toward the prevention and effective treatment of Alzheimer's by
2025. With the expansion and innovation of research initiatives, we are
gaining new insight on how to delay, treat, and prevent this disease. We
are also continuing to make investments in the Brain Research through
Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, which will
advance our understanding of the most intricate aspects of the human
mind to address diseases that affect the brain. And earlier this year, I
announced a new Precision Medicine Initiative, an effort aimed at
bringing us closer to a cure for diseases like Alzheimer's by
accelerating biomedical discoveries and providing clinicians with new
tools, knowledge, and therapies to select treatments that will work best
for individual patients.
As some of the brightest minds in our Nation and across the world work
toward finding a cure for Alzheimer's, we must also focus time and
resources on finding better ways to support the family care-
givers who selflessly give of themselves each day. Caregivers around
America show incredible devotion to those they look after, and caring
for a person with Alzheimer's can have profound effects on one's
emotional, financial, and physical well-being. As they work to promote
the health of others, their dedication and compassion remind us that we
are all our brothers' and sisters' keepers, and we must show the same
level of support for caregivers as they show their loved ones with
dementia. To learn more about what the Federal Government is doing
to support research and programs for families and caregivers, visit
www.Alzheimers.gov.
This November, let us focus our Nation's attention on the challenges
posed by Alzheimer's disease, which families across America courageously
face every day. As we continue our work to eliminate Alzheimer's disease
and forge a future free from it, let us lift up the lives of those
living with it, and let us do all we can to honor those it has taken
from us too soon.
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 Novem

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ber 2015 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 twenty-eighth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA