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                                                                  AJR 5
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          Date of Hearing:   April 10, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                      AJR 5 (Gomez) - As Amended:  April 8, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates the week of April 20 to 26, 2014,  
          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 follow up 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  
            at 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  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800