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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Cervical cancer is a disease that strikes over 
313,000 American women each year; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Cervical cancer most often affects women in the 
5prime of life; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Regular cervical cancer screening tests are 
7effective in detecting the disease early
when it can be 
8effectively treated; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Cervical cancer disproportionately impacts 
10vulnerable communities lacking access to
health care and 
11proven life-saving tools; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Cervical cancer screening tests and vaccines are 
13available that together provide a
formidable and effective 
14means of preventing this disease; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Increasing awareness among patients and 
16healthcare providers alike regarding the
best use of these 
17prevention tools is a key component in safeguarding women's 
18health; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
 
 
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1HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2we declare January 2023 as Cervical Health Awareness Month in 
3the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens
to recognize that 
5cervical cancer is preventable and to encourage  the women in

6their lives to avail themselves of the tests and vaccines that

7have proven so effective in preventing cervical cancer, as we 
8have the means to prevent this
disease, and it is incumbent on 
9all of us to insure we have the will to do so.