4 Fulton County Commissioners - f - 116 West Market Street, Suite 203, McConnelliburg, PA 17233 Telephone: (717) 485-3691 Fax: (717) 485-9411 Email: commisonengoluilengaus ( a & H. Bunch, Chairman 850 - Randy Stacey M. Shives, Chief Clerk PPINID Steven L. Wible, Vice-Chairman James M. Stein, Solicitor TEINN Hervey P. Hann BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION MARCH 2025 WHEREAS, We, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners are proud to commemorate March 2025 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in the County of Fulton and WHEREAS, this designation will formalize and expand upon the federal designation 30 years ago of March 1986 as "Hemophilia Awareness Month" and in 2016 when the entirety of the bleeding disorders community came together to encompass all bleeding disorders; and WHEREAS, the federal Department of Health and Human Services designated March 2016 as National Bleeding Disorders Month; and WHEREAS, These bleeding disorders, which share the inability to form a proper blood clot, are characterized by extended bleeding after injury, surgery, trauma or menstruation and can lead to significant morbidity and can be fatal if not treated effectively; and WHEREAS, many individuals with hemophilia became infected with HIV and Hepatitis Cin the 1980s due to the contamination of the blood supply and blood products; and WHEREAS, this Awareness Month in the County of Fulton will generate greater awareness and understanding of not only hemophilia but all inheritable bleeding disorders, including Von Willebrand Disease and rare bleeding disorders; which affect millions of individuals around the world; and WHEREAS, this Awareness Month will bring light to the great scientific achievements in the treatment of bleeding disorders, for which there is no cure, and the greater pursuit of advanced therapies and cures to these disorders. WHEREAS, the bleeding disorders community's relationships with oolicymakers have fostered numerous medical and policy advancements beneficial to all those affected by bleeding disorders and their loved ones; and WHEREAS, this Awareness Month will foster a greater sense of community and shared purpose among individuals with an inheritable bleeding disorder; and WHEREAS, this Awareness Month will elevate awareness of and engagement in the inheritable bleeding disorders journey beyond our community to the general public, enabling the prevention of illness, unnecessary procedures, and disability; now THEREFORE, We, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim the month of March 2025, as: BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH in the County of Fulton. FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Randy AP Bunch, Chairman Steven L. Wible, Vice-Chairman hn Hervey P. Hann