HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21
(By Delegate Brown, Hatfield, Houston, Hrutkay, Longstreth,
Mahan, Marshall, Poling, Rowan, Schoen, Sobonya, Spencer,
Stevens, Sumner, Susman and Webster)
[Introduced January 18, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Recognizing the Month of January as Cervical Cancer Month and
encouraging women to take advantage of the services available
to screen for breast and cervical cancer.
Whereas, In West Virginia many women have inadequate access to
and the financial resources to obtain breast and cervical cancer
screening and detection services, including women who lack health
insurance or whose health insurance coverage does not provide for
breast and cervical cancer screening; and
Whereas, As legislators, family members, parents, neighbors,
and communities, it is all of our responsibility to find ways to
reduce the incidence of mortality caused by breast and cervical
cancer by ensuring all women access to breast and cervical cancer
screening; and
Whereas, The incidence of breast and cervical cancer in West
Virginia in 2005 was 12.2 people for every one hundred thousand
residents which represented an increase from the previous year; and
Whereas, The mortality rate was 3.1 deaths per 100000 residents
from breast and cervical cancer is higher than the national
average; and
Whereas, The cervical cancer screening rate was 82.5% last year
and can be improved; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature:
That the West Virginia Legislature hereby declares January as
Breast and Cervical Cancer month in West Virginia and encourages
all women in this state to take advantage of the services available
to screen for breast and cervical cancer. and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the
Governor.