H.R. No. 1249
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature designated April as Minority
  Cancer Awareness Month in a 2011 bill authored by Representative
  Ruth Jones McClendon, herself a cancer survivor, and this annual
  observance serves to raise awareness of the issue of cancer
  inequality and the lifesaving power of prevention and early
  detection; and
         WHEREAS, Some minority groups face disproportionately high
  incidence and death rates from cancer, and these disparities are
  believed to be rooted in socioeconomic factors, including higher
  levels of poverty; because poverty coincides with reduced access to
  health insurance, members of minority groups may delay in seeking
  diagnosis and treatment for health problems, resulting in cancer
  being detected at more advanced stages with a far less optimistic
  prognosis; and
         WHEREAS, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of
  Texas prioritizes funding of cancer prevention and early detection
  programs for underserved populations, with grantees providing over
  3.3 million services to Texans across the state; and
         WHEREAS, Further support comes from the UT Southwestern
  Moncrief Cancer Institute, which operates the first-of-its-kind
  Mobile Cancer Survivor Clinic; funded in part by a grant from CPRIT
  and in part through the Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver Program, the
  mobile clinic enables the delivery of vital health services,
  including colon and breast cancer screenings, financial and genetic
  counseling, and nutritional planning, to areas where many cancer
  survivors may not have convenient access to care; and
         WHEREAS, The "80% by 2018" program is a special initiative
  led by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable in which more than
  1,000 organizations have committed to the goal of substantially
  reducing colorectal cancer as a major public health problem for
  those 50 years of age and older; as a result of their involvement,
  the effort is expected to prevent more than 200,000 colorectal
  cancer deaths by the year 2030; and
         WHEREAS, Thanks to initiatives such as these, there is more
  hope than ever before of increasing cancer survival rates among
  minorities, and Minority Cancer Awareness Month provides a fitting
  opportunity to commend these efforts and to acknowledge the vital
  work that remains to be done; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 2017 as Minority Cancer
  Awareness Month and encourage all Texans to learn more about
  preventative measures and to seek medical attention at the first
  warning signs of cancer.
 
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Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1249 was adopted by the House on April
  6, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House