BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AJR 5 (Gomez)
As Amended April 8, 2014
Majority vote
RULES 7-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Wilk, Brown, |
| |Ch�vez, Gonzalez, Quirk, |
| |Ridley-Thomas |
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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
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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