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17 RESOLUTION NO. RES-22-0014
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, October signals the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month, an annual national campaign started in 1985 to increase awareness of the disease; and WHEREAS,' while most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget there are practical steps society can take to encourage others to make healthy choices that reduce the risk of cancer and detect the disease in its early stages; and WHEREAS, cancer is a disease that affects and/or impacts everyone, but it does not'affect everyone equally due to economic, social, or environmental disadvantage and health disparities resulting from systemic inequalities; and WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer death, after lung cancer, in women in the United States, and the chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during their life is about 1 in 8; and 18 WHEREAS, it is important to spread awareness about this common but 19 preventable disease; and
20 WHEREAS, the City of Long Beach now desires to recognize October as 21 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and thereby supports the taking of steps to detect the 22 disease in its early stages and encourages residents to make healthy lifestyle choices 23 that may reduce the risk of cancer; and
24 WHEREAS, the City Council's action further seeks to raise awareness 25 about breast cancer and help ensure the City's local communities are better prepared to 26 prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer;
27 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as 28 follows:
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1 Section 1. The City Council of the City of Long Beach hereby declares 2 and recognizes October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 3 Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption 4 by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. 5 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City 6 Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of February 1 , 2022, by the following 7 8
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Councilmembers: Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw,
Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin,
Richardson.
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