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GA SR988
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Zahra Karinshak
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AI Summary
- Recognizes January 2020 as Cervical Health Awareness Month in Georgia
- Notes that cervical cancer affects nearly 13,000 American women each year and that Georgia's cervical cancer rate is higher than the national average
- Highlights that approximately 15 percent of women in Georgia have not had a cervical cancer screening test in the last three years as recommended
- Recognizes Georgia Clinic-West End, Sumter Pediatrics Montezuma, Clifton Springs Health Center, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program for their success in vaccinating and educating individuals to prevent cervical cancer
- Encourages all women to take advantage of screening tests and prevention vaccines and urges parents to consider vaccinating their children against cervical cancer
Legislative Description
Cervical Health Awareness Month; recognize January 2020
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
6/19/2020
Full Bill Text
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