x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by IQ12 with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:35:36 -0400 thread-index: AdBjVc0ZM7hGtDOtTzyvfpQzdw07tQ== Thread-Topic: Proclamation Request for Women's Lung Health Week From: To: Subject: Proclamation Request for Women's Lung Health Week Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:35:35 -0400 Message-ID: <34C38BF8A9724B7894BCF88DBD8052C9@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Mar 2015 21:35:36.0013 (UTC) FILETIME=[CD383FD0:01D06355] CUSTOM Ms. June Deen Sr. VP of Public Policy and Health Promotions American Lung Association in South Carolina 44-A Markfield Drive Charleston SC 29407 June.Deen@lungse.org 770-434-5864x1706 PROC Proclamation Request for Women's Lung Health Week The Second Full Week in May is Women's Lung Health Week Resolution Designating the second full week in May as "Women's Lung Health Week" WHEREAS, every five minutes, a woman in the U.S. is told she has lung cancer; and WHEREAS, lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of women in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, the lung cancer death rate in women has almost doubled over the past 37 years; and 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. BE IT RESOLVED, that South Carolina hereby designates the second full week in May as Women's Lung Health Week throughout the State and encourage all South Carolina residents to learn more about the detection and treatment of lung cancer.