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          Date of Hearing:   April 16, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   ACR 142 (Alejo) - As Introduced:  April 12, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates the week of April 15 to 21, 2012, 
          inclusive, as "National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week," 
          and encourages the promotion of policies and programs that seek 
          to reduce cancer disparities and improve cancer prevention, 
          detection, treatment, and followup care for all Californians.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:

          1)National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week has been observed 
            each year since 1987 to bring attention to the disparities of 
            cancer among medically underserved populations; and the 
            American Cancer Society is participating to encourage the 
            public and private sectors to help eliminate these 
            disparities.

          2)California is the most populous and ethnically and culturally 
            diverse state in the country; and, thus, is in a position to 
            provide leadership for the nation to address the reduction of 
            incidence of cancer among all races and genders.

          3)The risk of developing and dying from cancer varies 
            considerably among different cultural populations in 
            California; and the medically underserved are often diagnosed 
            a later stages, with a higher incidence of cancers and higher 
            mortality, and are more likely to receive lower quality health 
            care.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           








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          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800