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Nueces County proclaims November 2015 Diabetes Awareness Month
Summary
The Commissioner’s Court read and adopted a proclamation recognizing November 2015 as Diabetes Awareness Month, citing prevalence and projected trends; the court adopted the proclamation by voice vote after a motion and second.
An unidentified court presenter read a resolution at the Nov. 18 meeting of the Nueces County Commissioner’s Court calling on residents to observe November 2015 as Diabetes Awareness Month.
The reading cited national diabetes figures and projections included in the resolution: that diabetes affects 29.1 million people (about 9.3 percent of the U.S. population), that roughly 8.1 million Americans may have undiagnosed diabetes, that about 86 million adults have prediabetes, and that projections could put one in three American adults at risk by 2050. The resolution noted type 1 diabetes affects both children and adults and cited estimated counts and annual diagnoses included in the text.
After the reading, the judge called for a motion; a motion and second were made and the court adopted the proclamation by voice vote. The transcript records the motion, second and an affirmative voice vote; no roll-call tally is recorded in the excerpt.
The text of the resolution urges increased community awareness of risk factors and support for people with diabetes to reduce complications and improve outcomes. The proclamation is a formal expression of the court’s encouragement to citizens; the transcript does not attach new funding or specific county directives to implement programs.
