Proclamation 5586 --
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week, 1986
By
the President of the
A
Proclamation
More
than two million Americans -- men, women, and especially children -- suffer
from a disorder known as alopecia areata. It is a
serious disorder of unknown origin that usually produces small, coin-shaped
patches of hair loss on the scalp. In some cases, the disease can progress to
the total loss of scalp or body hair.
Basic
research is just beginning to reveal the underlying facts about alopecia areata. However, new research findings and new approaches
to diagnosis and treatment are needed. Working together, the Federal government
and private voluntary organizations have developed a strong and enduring
partnership committed to research on alopecia areata
and other disorders of the skin and its components. Through these efforts, we
hope one day to uncover the cause and cure for this distressing disease.
The
Congress, by Public Law 99 - 524, has designated the week beginning December 7,
1986, as ``National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week''
and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in
observance of this event.
Now,
Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the
In
Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of December, in
the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the
Ronald
Reagan
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