HR 99 — Commending the Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapter.

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––––––––––99 TE Patron––Adams,Commending D.M.the Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapter.

N R ––––––––––Agreed Oto by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2022 WHEREAS, the Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapter strives to raise awareness of the challenges of O living with arthritis, supports research into treatments and a cure, and works to increase acceDsaccess to care forWHEREAS,L arthritisfor includesaffected moreVirginians; than 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect joints, tissues that surround joints, and other connective tissue;

and WHEREAS,L arthritistissues is a chronic health problem that issurround thejoints, nation's leading cause of physical disability among Americans and isother mostconnective commontissue; among people with multiple chronic conditions;

anEands and conditions that affect joints, E WHEREAS, arthritis causesis paina andchronic losshealth ofproblem movement,that canis limitthe everydaynation's activitiesleading suchcause asof walkingphysical anddisability dressing,among Americans and canis evenmost leadcommon toamong death;people with multiple chronic conditions;

and D doctor-diagnosedand arthritis,dressing, representingand 24.1can percenteven oflead adultsto indeath; the United States;

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and WHEREAS,rheumatic arthritiscondition, costsrepresenting theapproximately United1 States economy more than $304 billion each year, including $140 billion in directevery medical250 carechildren costs and $164 billion in lostthe wages;United States;

and WHEREAS, therearthritis arecosts the United States economy more than 1.5$304 millionbillion peopleeach livingyear, withincluding arthritisH $140 billion in Virginia;direct medical care costs and $164 billion in lost wages;

and of9 adultsWHEREAS, withthere diabetesare havemore arthritis,than and1.5 30.8million percentpeople ofliving adultswith whoarthritis arein obeseVirginia; have arthritis;

andntand WHEREAS,E amongof working age adults with arthritisdiabetes inhave Virginia,arthritis, 38.7and 30.8 percent haveof someadults workwho 9are limitationsobese duehave to their arthritis;

andandnt R WHEREAS, oneamong outworking ofage everyadults threewith veteransarthritis in UnitedVirginia, States38.7 or approximately 17.3 percent ofhave peoplesome inwork Virginialimitations aredue livingto withtheir arthritis,arthritis; and it is the top cause of disability among veterans;

and WHEREAS,in Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapterare supportsliving betterwith preventionarthritis, strategies,and interventions,it therefore,is be ithat are crucial to reducing the numbertop cause of individualsdisability sufferingamong fromveterans; arthritis;

now,andople RESOLVEDWHEREAS, by the House of Delegates, That the Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapter herebysupports bebetter commendedprevention forstrategies, itsinterventions, work to support education and researchtreatments intothat arthritisare andcrucial increaseto accessreducing tothe carenumber forof Virginiansindividuals livingsuffering withfrom arthritis;

and,now, betheRESOLVED itby 34 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the ClerkHouse of theDelegates, HouseThat ofthe DelegatesArthritis prepareFoundation aVirginia copyChapter ofhereby thisbe resolutioncommended 35 for presentationits work to thesupport Arthritiseducation Foundationand Virginiaresearch Chapterinto asarthritis anand expressionincrease ofaccess theto Housecare of Delegates' 36 appreciation for theVirginians foundation'sliving vitalwith mission.arthritis;

and, be it for presentation to the Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapter as an expression of the House of Delegates' appreciation for the foundation's vital mission.