(Lander, WY) – On Tuesday, April 13th, Lander Mayor Monte Richardson signed a proclamation designating April as National Parkinsonâs and Caregiver Awareness Month.
Nationally, April is recognized as National Parkinsonâs Awareness Month, and Wyoming Parkinsonâs people and care partners are using the occasion to spread awareness of the disease and what can be done about it.
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Parkinsonâs disease is a chronic, progressive, neurological disease and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the United States. The Parkinsonâs Foundation claims Wyoming has at least 1,400 people with Parkinsonâs Disease based on its national formula, but experts here believe there are many more. There are not enough neurologists in the state and no movement disorder specialists. Consequently, many people are either undiagnosed or incorrectly diagnosed.
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Rob Joyce and is republished here by permission.
Several communities across the state are breaking with state policy and forging their own plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Earlier this year, the Laramie City Council signed a proclamation committing to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The international tourist destination of Jackson aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. In Sheridan, a new “Renewable Energy Assessment” states the town must “showcase a willingness to adapt to changing realities and markets.”
Ariel Greene, one of the citizen organizers and steering committee members for the Lander Climate Action Network, holds a mayoral proclamation about climate change on Oct. 13, 2020.