HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-04 I01C Proclamation_National Kidney MonthAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: March 4, 2024
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of receipt and file of Mayor’s Proclamation for
National Kidney Month
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON:
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the mayor’s proclamation.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
I1C
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, there are an estimated 37 million adults in the U.S. with
kidney disease, and 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. are at risk; AND,
WHEREAS, 1 in 7 people are currently living with chronic kidney disease,
while only approximately 10% are aware of their illness; AND,
WHEREAS, most people are unaware that the risk factors for kidney
disease include diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, and
family history, with diabetes being a leading cause for kidney disease;
AND,
WHEREAS, people who are Black or African American or Hispanic
or Latino are at increased risk for developing kidney disease; AND,
WHEREAS, it is critical that attention be brought to this often-
overlooked health crisis;
NOW THEREFORE I, Courtney Clarke, Mayor of the City of Waukee,
do hereby recognize March in the City of Waukee to be “National Kidney
Month,” and I ask the citizens of Waukee to raise awareness and I
encourage screenings of all patients for chronic kidney disease which, if
detected early, is more likely to be responsive to treatment.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and caused
the Great Seal of the City of Waukee to be
affixed this March 4, 2024.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor