STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1428

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 129

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 129 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RATES IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department of Health, with the assistance of the American Cancer Society Hawaii-Pacific and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, convene a working group of cancer control, health care, and public health organizations to develop recommendations, identify specific actions, and assess available resources and strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and many individuals.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 129 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair