CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE


                        PROCLAMATION
            COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
                        MARCH 2022
WHEREAS colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the
United States among men and women combined;

WHEREAS colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with
timely screening, but 1 in 3 eligible Americans are not up to date on screening;

WHEREAS colorectal cancer is expected to become the number one cancer killer for
those ages 20-49 by 2030;

WHEREAS in Charlottesville colorectal cancer disproportionately impacts people of
color, with African American people being 1.4 times more likely than White people to
be diagnosed with colorectal cancer;

WHEREAS in Charlottesville African American people are 2.3 times more likely to
die from colorectal cancer than White people;

WHEREAS The National Cancer Institute estimates that there could be as many as
4,500 additional colorectal cancer deaths because of the drop in screening due to
COVID-19;

WHEREAS the national goal established by the National Colorectal Cancer
Roundtable is to strive to increase timely colorectal cancer screening rates to 80
percent in every community for all Americans eligible for screening;

WHEREAS observing a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during the month of
March would provide a special opportunity to increase awareness and offer education
on the importance of early detection and screening of colorectal cancer.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. Lloyd Snook, III, Mayor of the City of
Charlottesville, do hereby proclaim March 2022 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Month in Charlottesville.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of March 2022.



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J. Lloyd Snook, III, Mayor