The Susan
G. Komen NC Triangle Advocacy Alliance painted the NC General Assembly PINK. We
lobbied with the American Cancer Society for House Bill 160, which allows North Carolina taxpayers
to voluntarily donate all or partial tax refunds to the North Carolina Breast
and Cervical Cancer Control Program (NCBCCCP). This program provides breast and
cervical screening and diagnostic testing for low-income, uninsured, and
underinsured women. The HB 160 is the only current method that will allow
additional funding for NCBCCCP. As advocates, it was our job to convince NC
Senators to vote in favor of HB 160. The NCBCCCP is essential for North Carolina women
because it promotes early detection and ultimately makes survival a more
promising possibility.
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| Representative Larry D. Hall |
Miss North Carolina International 2012
Sha'Leema Miller
