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Issue: 984 Date: 7/3/2009
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總統Obama 關懷青少年糖尿病患者
150位青少年兒童會師白宮 尋求政府支持
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Children's Congress in Washington, D.C.
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| 美國總統Obama接見150位青少年兒童糖尿病代表團會師請願 |
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【時報訊】150位來自全美50州哥倫比亞特區及世界各國代表之青少年兒童6月23日會師美國首都華盛頓，尋求政府支持，對青少年糖尿病之研究及治療，糖尿病已是一種全球性的疾病，需要全世界之努力來共同對抗，美國總統Obama在華府白宮接見這批代表團並分別留念。
150位青少年兒童中有3位來自密蘇里州，1位來自伊利諾州，分別是Mandy Schmidt 6歲(Ballwin)，Turner Rapp(15歲，Ladue)，Victoria Liu (13歲，Frontenac)及Lizzk Kurowski (15歲，Swansea, IL)。
這項會師華府的行動是由全球最大的糖尿病研究慈善資助機構國際青少年糖尿病研究基金會(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Internation, JDRF)所組成，希望能喚起政府之注意及經費支持，對糖尿病做出研究及協助。
JDRF (http:www.jdrf.org)於1970年由青少年糖尿病患者的父母所創。這種疾病會突然侵襲兒童，使他們依靠胰島素生存，並始終面臨破壞性併發症的威脅。自創立以來，JDRF已為全球糖尿病研究投入了9億多美元。JDRF 80%以上的指出直接用於支持研究與相關教育。JDRF不變的使命是：透過支持研究尋找糖尿病及其併發症的治療方案。
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Children's Congress in Washington, D.C.
Four local youngsters joined pop music's Nick Jonas on June 23rd as they lobbied congress for more research funding for type 1 (juvenile) diabetes.Nick, the youngest of three-member boy band, the Jonas Brothers, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005. He attended the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Children's Congress in Washington, D.C. with Mandy Schmidt (Age 6, diagnosed at 10 months - Ballwin, MO)...Turner Rapp (Age 15, diagnosed at 10 - Ladue, MO)...Victoria Liu (Age 13, diagnosed at 5 - Frontenac, MO) and ...Lizzie Kurowski (Age 15, diagnosed at 14 - Swansea, Ill)150 children--ages 4 to 17, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and all diagnosed with type 1 diabetes were joined by young delegates from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Greece and the United Kingdom. to convey a clear message to the U.S. government that diabetes is a global problem that requires a global effort to find a cure.
The event, held every other summer, was led by JDRF's International Chairman Mary Tyler Moore.
(photo by Larry Lettera for JDRF)
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| 請願代表團中著名之Jonas Brsthers青少年流行樂團，其中最年輕團員Nick Jonas於2005年發現患有糖尿病 |
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