5613310 ACR 21-55, First Anniversary of Breast Care for Washington Operating in the District of Columbia Recognition Resolution of 2015

A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

 

21-55 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

May 5, 2015

 

 

To recognize the first anniversary of Breast Care for Washington operating in the District of Columbia.

 

            WHEREAS, Breast Care for Washington (“BCW”) was founded in 2012 as a community-centered breast cancer screening organization to enhance access to breast cancer screening and care among medically underserved women in the Washington, D.C. area;

 

            WHEREAS, the mission of BCW is to reduce the breast cancer mortality rate in the Washington, D.C. area by promoting access to breast cancer screening, diagnostics, and treatment to all women, regardless of their ability to pay;

 

            WHEREAS, BCW’s permanent screening center opened in May 2014 within a federally qualified health center in Community of Hope’s new Conway Health and Resource Center in Ward 8;

 

            WHEREAS, the District of Columbia has the unfortunate distinction of leading the nation in breast cancer mortality per capita at 29.4 deaths per 100,000 and mortality rates are above 30 per 100,000 in Ward 8 and in 3 of the District’s other wards;

 

            WHEREAS, BCW is the first and only facility to provide comprehensive breast screening services using state-of-the-art 3D mammography technology east of the Anacostia River, and the first entity to provide comprehensive breast screening services within a primary care setting in the metropolitan area; 

 

            WHEREAS, BCW’s future plans include a truly mobile screening program that allows mammography services to be provided within other health centers, homeless shelters, and community venues on a rotating basis; and

 

            WHEREAS, BCW is making a difference in the lives of women who need these services the most.

 

 

            IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia congratulates this valuable organization on its first year of service, and does hereby wish Breast Care for Washington much success as it continues its mission to achieve better health outcomes in the District of Columbia by promoting access to breast cancer screening, diagnostics, and treatment for all women who need it, regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay.

 

            Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “First Anniversary of Breast Care for Washington Operating in the District of Columbia Recognition Resolution of 2015”.

 

            Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.