"I thank Representative Kenney for his sponsorship of
this life-saving legislation, and I encourage all members of the General
Assembly to vote in favor of HB1606.

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"Eliminating disparities in health outcomes is a top priority at HHS,"
Secretary Leavitt said.1 for African-Americans, 5. In 2002, the infant mortality rate was 8., Pat Halpin-Murphy, President +
Founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), announces the
Coalition's support for HB1606: The Women's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Screening Act, which was introduced on Monday , June 13 by Representative
George Kenney of the 170th House District and sixty-one members of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

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Healthy Start helps break down barriers to care by running accessible,
culturally competent, and in some communities, mobile clinics."
Representative Daylin Leach of the 149th House District, said, "Increasing
access to mammograms is not only the moral thing to do it's the fiscally
responsible thing to do.

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9 per 1,000 live births;
mortality rates that year were 14.

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Sites meet
clients' basic health as well as prenatal care needs and make referrals for
depression or substance abuse screenings.
"It is my pleasure to sponsor this bill on behalf of the PBCC," said
Representative George Kenney.

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HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Healthy Start Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality

A table of grantees is available at
http://www . More than 2,300 will lose their lives
to the disease.

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The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition , founded in 1993, is a non-profit
organization and the only statewide grassroots organization that speaks to and
for breast cancer survivors.

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The screening services would be administered through the Pennsylvania
Department of Health, under the approval of the National Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (NBCCEDP).

This category addresses specific women's health issues on topics ranging from reproductive health to nutrition, and offers information, advice and health products.

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5 million to improve health care for
pregnant women and reduce higher-than-average infant mortality rates in
targeted communities as part of the Healthy Start, Eliminating Disparities in
Perinatal Health program.

Free Mammograms for Women 40 to 49 Under Proposed Legislation; HB1606 Provides Earlier Annual Breast Cancer Screenings

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Poor access to prenatal care for pregnant women often results in higher
infant mortality rates among certain U.

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minority groups.gov/news/press/2005pres/20050622.
Under the proposed legislation , women between 40 to 49 years of age who
have a family income not exceeding 250% of the Federal poverty level and no
other access to health insurance coverage would be eligible for screening
mammograms , clinical breast examinations, Pap tests, and pelvic examinations.

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WASHINGTON, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today
announced 77 grants worth more than $80. Through Healthy Start, women learn
to improve their overall health by not smoking or drinking before and after,
not just during, pregnancy .
Administered through Health Resources and Services Administration's
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Healthy Start program began in 1991 and
now reaches into 96 communities in 36 states , the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.

Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are
available at http://www.hhs.
"HB1606 is fundamental to providing access to essential screening for
women 40 to 49 - a full ten years earlier than the current program allows.

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"Early detection of breast and cervical cancer
is of utmost importance.

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S. Healthy Start also works within communities by
providing resources, such as job employment services to assist families in
finding employment. Studies have shown that the five-year survival rate
for breast cancer is 96 percent if it is detected early, but declines to
21 percent in later stages.

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Women who are younger than 40 years of age with a family history that
necessitates annual screening services would also be eligible. This year, more than 12,000 Pennsylvania women
will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

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gov/news.

Undetected breast cancer not only destroys lives but
costs the heath -care system billions of dollars in treating the disease once
it is more advanced. I hope all my colleagues will join me in this effort to
make Pennsylvania women healthier and safer.

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8 for Asians or Pacific
Islanders; 2002 is the most recent year that figures were available for those
two groups .html.

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"These awards will help women in predominantly
minority communities get the care and specialized services they need to
improve their own well-being and secure a healthy start for their babies.
This legislation recognizes that our ongoing battle against breast cancer can
only be won if women have the necessary resources and support on their side,"
said Halpin-Murphy. The survival rate for cervical cancer in its
earliest stage is almost 100 percent.

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The PBCC's mission is to help find a cure for breast cancer
and to improve the quality of breast cancer education, research and outreach
in the state.

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9 for Hispanics,
and 5. My legislation intends to
expand access to early breast and cervical cancer screening for those women
ages 40 to 49 that are medically underserved.

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Early detection of breast cancer is a critical step in combating the disease.

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8 for whites. The American Cancer Society now
recommends that women receive yearly mammograms at age 40, though the state
Department of Health only provides for access to mammograms and pelvic exams
for uninsured and underinsured women ages 50 to 64."
The bill has bipartisan support within the House, and Governor Edward G .

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The preliminary
national infant mortality rate in 2003 was 6. EPHRATA, Pa.

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6 per 1,000
births for American Indians/Alaskan Natives and 4.
Rendell has agreed to sign the legislation once it has been passed by both
chambers.