Full Text of HR0675 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Cancer is the second leading cause of death in | 3 | | Illinois and is the leading cause of death from disease among | 4 | | children from birth to age 14; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2021, an estimated 74,980 Illinoisans will be | 6 | | diagnosed with cancer, and 23,070 Illinois residents will die | 7 | | from cancer; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The upcoming 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive | 9 | | Cancer Control Plan identifies three priority areas to reduce | 10 | | the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of cancer and improve | 11 | | survivorship in Illinois; the three priority areas include 1) | 12 | | Prevention, 2) Early Detection and Screening, and 3) | 13 | | Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The upcoming 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive | 15 | | Cancer Control Plan seeks to increase awareness of and access | 16 | | to cancer education, screening, treatment, and long-term | 17 | | survivorship care, decrease death and suffering from cancer, | 18 | | and eliminate the disparities that disproportionately affect | 19 | | those population groups who experience social, economic, and | 20 | | environmental disadvantages whether according to race, | 21 | | ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, | 22 | | disability, religion, or language; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, A robust community engagement strategy with | 2 | | collaboration among Illinois legislators, state departments | 3 | | and divisions, local health departments, health care systems, | 4 | | hospitals, health care providers, patients, caregivers, | 5 | | advocates, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and | 6 | | others is needed to achieve the three priorities of the | 7 | | 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer | 9 | | Control Plan recognizes the urgent need to address cancer | 10 | | health equity and health disparities in Illinois by providing | 11 | | a framework for strategies and interventions to address | 12 | | structural and systemic barriers that can reduce the risk of | 13 | | cancer and improve the lives of Illinois residents diagnosed | 14 | | with cancer; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we urge all legislators to support and promote the 2022-2027 | 18 | | Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan and to help achieve | 19 | | the three priority areas by engaging, educating, and | 20 | | empowering their constituents through community forums or | 21 | | other efforts across the state of Illinois; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the Illinois Cancer |
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| 1 | | Partnership and its Executive Committee for their leadership | 2 | | in the development of the 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive | 3 | | Cancer Plan; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the American Cancer Society, | 5 | | Anderson Hospital/Anderson Mercy Cancer Care, Cook County | 6 | | Health System, the Hope Light Foundation, the University of | 7 | | Illinois at Chicago, the University of Illinois Cancer Center, | 8 | | the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, SIHF | 9 | | Healthcare, the Blue Hat Foundation, Southern Illinois | 10 | | Healthcare, the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer | 11 | | Center, University of Chicago Medicine, and the University of | 12 | | Illinois Cancer Center for their contributions to the | 13 | | development and implementation of the 2022-2027 Illinois | 14 | | Comprehensive Cancer Plan community engagement.
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