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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-202
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
May 3, 2016
To declare the second full week in May to be “Women’s Lung Health Week” in the District of Columbia and to urge all citizens to recognize the importance of women’s lung health.
WHEREAS, every 5 minutes, a woman in the U.S. is told she has lung cancer;
WHEREAS, lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer of women in the U.S.;
WHEREAS, lung cancer claims more lives than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined;
WHEREAS, the lung cancer death rate in women has almost doubled over the past 37
years;
WHEREAS, lung cancer is the second-most-common cancer among white women, American Indian women, and Alaska Native women, and the third-most-common cancer among Black, Asian-Pacific Islander, and Hispanic women;
WHEREAS, advocacy and increased awareness will result in more and better treatment for women with lung cancer and other lung diseases and will ultimately save lives; and
WHEREAS, LUNG FORCE is the national movement led by the American Lung Association, with the mission of making lung cancer history—uniting women to stand together with a collective strength and determination to lead the fight against lung cancer and for lung health.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Women’s Lung Health Week Recognition Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia declares the second full week in May as “Women’s Lung Health Week” in the District of Columbia and urges citizens to learn more about the detection and treatment of lung cancer.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
