Fact Sheet

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1. Over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned and abused in U.S. labs every year.
    
2. 92 percent of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials because they are too dangerous or don’t work.
    
3. Labs that use mice, rats, birds, reptiles and amphibians are exempted from the minimal protections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

1. A tornado is as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour.
2. Damage paths of tornadoes can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.
3. Tornadoes can occur when a warm front meets a cold front, forming a thunderstorm, which then can spawn one or more “twisters”.
4. Rotating thunderstorms called mesocyclones (or supercells) are the best predictors of tornado activity.

1. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
   • ​There are over 100 types of cancer. And any part of the body can be affected.

1. In 2010, there were an estimated 45.9 million adults (age 18 or older) in the US with a mental illness.
    
2. Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease.
    
3. More than two-thirds of Americans who have a mental illness live in the community and lead productive lives.
    
4. Mental illnesses can affect people of any age, race, religion, or income. It is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, and ability to relate to others and daily functioning.

1. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
2. Worldwide, roughly 140 million girls and women live with the consequences of FGM.
3. In Africa alone, 101 million girls 10 years and over have suffered from FGM.
4. FGM is most common in Africa, as well as some countries in Asia and the Middle East. Migrants from these areas are also associated with the practices.

1. In the U.S., people with disabilities make up the largest minority group. The difference between this minority and most others is that many members aren’t born this way.
2. A disability is defined when a person has difficulty with:
   • Normal human functions like seeing, hearing, speaking, or walking.
   • Daily functions like bathing, eating, or driving.
   • Expanded activities like schoolwork, chores, or having a job.

1. The leading causes of concussions are falls, motor vehicle-traffic, and struck by/against events and assaults.
2. Every 23 seconds a traumatic brain injury occurs, and in the next year, an average of 1.4 million Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury
3. In the United States, there are roughly 300,000 sports-related concussions per year.
4. An estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year.