Governor Stein Proclaims National Scoliosis Awareness Month

National Scoliosis Awareness Month

2026

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, increasing public awareness of scoliosis can help children, parents, adults, and health care providers understand, recognize, and treat this and other complex spinal deformities; and

Whereas, scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that affects an estimated 3 percent of the population, or about 7 million people, in the United States; and there is no known cause for scoliosis, and the condition can affect people of any age, race, gender, or ethnicity; and 

Whereas, an estimated 1 million scoliosis patients use health care yearly, and approximately one in every six children diagnosed with this condition is required to receive active medical treatment, sometimes involving surgery; and 

Whereas, the primary age of onset for scoliosis is 10 to 15 years; women who have scoliosis are five times more likely to progress to a curve magnitude that requires treatment; and 

Whereas, screening programs allow for early detection and for treatment opportunities that may alleviate the worst effects of the condition; and 

Whereas, National Scoliosis Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness and support for those combatting this spinal condition and to advocate for increased research and funding to reduce the pain and suffering it causes;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim June 2026 as “National Scoliosis Awareness Month” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all residents.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this first day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-sixth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.