https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7434886&GUID=18C26E1C-EA46-4F40-9990-9F4EE474199BLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7434886&GUID=18C26E1C-EA46-4F40-9990-9F4EE474199B18C26E1C-EA46-4F40-9990-9F4EE474199B-2025-06-12-17-47-55Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE AS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS, June is Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and to promote overall brain health; and WHEREAS, Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Awareness Month was officially recognized by the Alzheimer's Association in June 2014; and WHEREAS, according to the Alzheimer's Association, over 55 million people worldwide are currently living with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia; and WHEREAS, in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 5.8 million Americans were living with Alzheimer's disease. The CDC expects that number to climb to about 95 million by 2060 WHEREAS, right now, Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death among adults in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease doubles every five years after age 65; and WHEREAS, more than 90% of Alzheimer's Disease cases don't show symptoms until after the age of 60. In 2018, theThu, 12 Jun 2025 17:47:55 GMT