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Home My WebLink AboutCOPD Awareness Week_11.12.2005W TEXAS PRO CL AMA TI N WHEREAS, chronic lung diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, known collectively as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States; and WHEREAS, 16 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of COPD, and the same number of individuals go undiagnosed, and COPD costs the U. S. an estimated $31.9 billion a year; and WHEREAS, COPD is commonly an invisible disease until symptoms appear, and awareness, early detection, and treatment are crucial in the prevention or slowing of the spread of lung disease. NOW, THEREFORE, I. GARY NELON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, do hereby proclaim November 12 -19, 2005, as CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK in the City of Georgetown, and I urge all citizens to help raise awareness of the prevalence of COPD and the serious effects associated with the disease. iVi AYC) R ATTGST: CITY Si CRETARY �S u k - F l j. ,p 11 W TEXAS PRO CL AMA TI N WHEREAS, chronic lung diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, known collectively as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States; and WHEREAS, 16 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of COPD, and the same number of individuals go undiagnosed, and COPD costs the U. S. an estimated $31.9 billion a year; and WHEREAS, COPD is commonly an invisible disease until symptoms appear, and awareness, early detection, and treatment are crucial in the prevention or slowing of the spread of lung disease. NOW, THEREFORE, I. GARY NELON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, do hereby proclaim November 12 -19, 2005, as CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK in the City of Georgetown, and I urge all citizens to help raise awareness of the prevalence of COPD and the serious effects associated with the disease. iVi AYC) R ATTGST: CITY Si CRETARY �S u k - F l ,p 11