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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ ~ <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 21, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: Breast Cancer Awazeness <br />DEPARTMENT: Health <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ 1V~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rosemary L. Summers, Health Director <br />-TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -eat. 2411 <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 -- <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. <br />BACKGROUND: The Governor has proclaimed October as Breast Cancer Awazeness month in <br />North Cazolina. The NC Department of Health and Human Services encourages local counties to <br />plan activities to educate the community about breast cancer and to encourage women to receive <br />mammograms and perform self-breast exams. Health education, screening, outreach, and public <br />awareness events aze scheduled including the distribution of more than 5,000 pink ribbons by <br />volunteers throughout the county. <br />FINANCIAL 11~IPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATON(S): The Manager recommends that the Boazd adopt the proclamation. <br />