Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR28 Compare Versions

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2	2	House Resolution 28
3	3	By: Representatives Evans of the 57
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5	5	, Sanchez of the 42
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7	7	, and Au of the 50
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10	10	A RESOLUTION
11	11	Recognizing and commending the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium as part of the Georgia
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13	13	Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley2
14	14	Awareness Program for their exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and3
15	15	awareness in Georgia; and for other purposes.4
16	16	WHEREAS, January is designated by the United States Congress as Cervical Cancer5
17	17	Awareness Month; and6
18	18	WHEREAS, the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer7
19	19	Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program are dedicated to HPV and cervical8
20	20	cancer awareness efforts in Georgia; and9
21	21	WHEREAS, in acknowledgment of their important cancer prevention work, the following10
22	22	are recognized as the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions: the Atrium Floyd Family Practice11
23	23	Residency, Healthy Savannah, the East Georgia Cancer Coalition, the Georgia Campaign for12
24	24	Adolescent Power and Potential, the Turner Elementary School Based Health Clinic, and13
25	25	Georgia Highlands Medical Services – Highlands Medical Plaza Pediatrics; and14
26	26	H. R. 28
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28	28	WHEREAS, in the State of Georgia, the state-level cervical cancer screening rate is below
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30	30	the national average at 76.5 percent (national median: 77.7 percent), with one out of five16
31	31	women in Georgia not receiving regular screenings for cervical cancer; and17
32	32	WHEREAS, the geographical disparities within Georgia's counties include Forsyth,18
33	33	McIntosh, Towns, and Franklin counties having cervical cancer screening rates lower than19
34	34	60 percent; and20
35	35	WHEREAS, only 59 percent of Georgia adolescents are up-to-date with the recommended21
36	36	doses of HPV vaccination, and the HPV vaccination rate in Georgia is below the Healthy22
37	37	People 2030 target rate of 80 percent; and23
38	38	WHEREAS, within the State of Georgia, there are 444 new cases of cervical cancer annually24
39	39	(12,670 new cases nationwide) and 140 deaths each year (4,200 annual deaths nationwide);25
40	40	and26
41	41	WHEREAS, cervical cancer is most often diagnosed between the ages of 35 and 44. The27
42	42	average age of diagnosis in the United States is 50. About 20 percent of cervical cancers are28
43	43	diagnosed after age 65. While guidelines often recommend stopping cervical cancer29
44	44	screenings after age 65 for individuals with a history of normal test results, those without30
45	45	such history are encouraged to continued monitoring.31
46	46	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that32
47	47	the members of this body recognize and commend the 2025 HPV Champions as well as the33
48	48	Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The 34
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51	51	Susan Jolly Awareness Program for their exceptional efforts and commitment to advancing
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53	53	cervical cancer awareness and eliminating this disease.36
54	54	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized37
55	55	and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to38
56	56	members of the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer39
57	57	Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program.40
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