View the signed Mayoral Proclamation for World Kidney Day
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, 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 Hispanic are at increased risk for developing kidney disease; and
WHEREAS, It is critical that attention be brought to this often overlooked but increasingly common disease; and
WHEREAS, The month of March is National Kidney Month and March 14, 2024 is World Kidney Day; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That I, Dr. Timothy J. Mahoney, Mayor of the City of Fargo, North Dakota do hereby proclaim March 14, 2024 as
WORLD KIDNEY DAY
in the City of Fargo, North Dakota.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of The City of Fargo, North Dakota to be affixed this 14th day of March, 2024.
Dr. Timothy J. Mahoney
Mayor
Fargo, North Dakota