2014 Archives
Chiari Malformation Awareness Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Chiari Malformation (CM) is a serious neurological disorder affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States; first identified by Austrian pathologist Professor Hans Chi…
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Awareness Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a severe medical condition that affects approximately 145,000 Americans and 1,900 Alabamians; and WHEREAS, CMT is the most commonly inherited perip…
Montgomery Area Food Bank Ribbon Cutting
Videos
Governor Robert Bentley delivers remarks at the ribbon cutting for an expansion of the Montgomery Area Food Bank.
Ride4Gabe Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the number one genetic killer of young boys in America; and WHEREAS, there is a tremendous need to raise awareness for this disease, becaus…
National WW II Merrill’s Marauder Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, in 1943, almost 3,000 men from the jungles of Panama and Trinidad, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, New Georgia and the United States answered President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call …
National Health Center Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Alabama’s community health centers are at the core of our health care system and safety net delivering high quality, coordinated, cost effective and accessible primary ca…
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, muscular dystrophy is not a single disease or disorder that affects everyone the same way, but an umbrella term covering 43 different types of neuromuscular diseases ranging in…
College Colors Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, College Colors Day seeks to celebrate and promote the traditions and spirit that make the college experience great by encouraging faculty, staff, alumni, students, and fans t…
Safety in the Workplace Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, in 2013, the State of Alabama reported 19 occupational-related fatalities; and WHEREAS, in 2013, the State of Alabama reported 13,455 injuries in the workplace, resulting in wo…