Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

Proclamation
By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, the health of our community’s people is the foundation for a caring and productive society, and our future rests with our ability to adequately treat, and ultimately find cures for, individuals who are afflicted with a variety of illnesses including pulmonary hypertension (PH); and

WHEREAS, PH is a rare disorder causing intolerable blood pressure levels in the arteries between the lungs and heart; and

WHEREAS, there are at least as many undiagnosed as diagnosed patients; and

WHEREAS, without treatment, PH patients live an average of 2.8 years past diagnosis; with early diagnosis and effective treatment, the disorder can be managed for twenty years or more; and

WHEREAS, education can help with early diagnosis and funding for research can help find a cure; and

WHEREAS, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association is a nonprofit organization that seeks ways to prevent and cure pulmonary hypertension, and to provide hope for the PH community through support, education, advocacy, and awareness:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim November 2015, as

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 16th day of October 2015.

Robert Bentley
Governor