National Celiac Awareness Day

September 13th is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day.

 

Thank You Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska for introducing the Resolution.

Thanks also to the Senate for Passing this Resolution to benefit celiac disease awareness.

US Senate Resolution 605 - 111TH Congressional Sesssion  August 3, 2010

Text of pending National Celiac Awareness Month Resolution in the US House of Representatives, introduced May 4, 2011 in 112th Congress.

The date of September 13 was chosen because it honors the birthday of Samuel Gee, MD a British physician and pediatrician. Dr. Gee published the first modern description of the clinical picture of celiac disease and is credited with being the first to identify the link between celiac disease and diet. One of Gee’s famous quotes on celiac disease is “if the patient can be cured at all, it must be by means of diet.”

 

IDEAS FOR HOW TO CELEBRATE CELIAC AWARENESS DAY

  • Sponsor a party complete with gluten-free cake.
  • Contact your local newspaper, television and radio stations inquiring
    about a story on Samuel Gee.
  • Have a gluten-free baking contest.
  • Talk to a local class telling them about Samuel Gee and his contribution
    to medicine.
  • Create a display in a public library, clinic or shopping area and promote
    Dr. Gee’s 170th birthday!

SUGGESTED WEB SITES REGARDING SAMUEL GEE

Information regarding the life and work of Samuel Gee can be found at

AIM 25 Medical Archives in London                      :http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=7101&inst_id=8 

Wikipedia Entry                                                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gee
Whonamedit? Dictionary of Medical eponyms       http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1312.html