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AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Designating October 2022 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in
Oakland County 22-323
COMMITTEE MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, September 29, 2022 12:58 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
DEPARTMENT SPONSORED BY
Board of Commissioners Christine Long, Karen Joliat, Michael
Gingell, Janet Jackson, Marcia
Gershenson, Robert Hoffman, David
Woodward, Adam Kochenderfer, Eileen
Kowall, Penny Luebs, Gwen Markham,
Philip Weipert, Gary McGillivray, William
Miller III, Michael Spisz, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Chuck Moss, Angela Powell,
Kristen Nelson, Charles Cavell
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
POLICY ANALYSIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.858.5115 (office) or andrewsmb@oakgov.com, or the department contact persons listed for
additional information.
CONTACT
Christine Long, Commissioner longc@oakgov.com
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Kristen Nelson, Created/Initiated - 10/4/2022
David Woodward, Board of Commissioners Approved - 10/4/2022
David Coulter, Executive's Office Approved - 10/4/2022
Lisa Brown, Clerk/Register of Deeds Final Approval - 10/4/2022
AGENDA DEADLINE: 10/09/2022 12:58 PM
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-09-13 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board
2022-09-29 Full Board - Adopt
ATTACHMENTS
None
September 29, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-323
Sponsored By: Christine Long, Karen Joliat, Michael Gingell, Janet Jackson, Marcia Gershenson,
Robert Hoffman, David Woodward, Adam Kochenderfer, Eileen Kowall, Penny Luebs, Gwen
Markham, Philip Weipert, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Michael Spisz, Yolanda Smith Charles,
Chuck Moss, Angela Powell, Kristen Nelson, Charles Cavell
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Designating October 2022 as Breast Cancer Awareness
Month in Oakland County
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS in 1985, the American Cancer Society established Breast Cancer Awareness Month to
promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer; and
WHEREAS 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime; and
WHEREAS breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. It
is estimated that in 2022, approximately 30% of all new cancer diagnoses in women will be breast
cancer; and
WHEREAS there are several types of breast cancer—divided into non-invasive and invasive —which
can be diagnosed at different stages of development and can grow at different rates; and
WHEREAS in 2022, an estimated 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in
women in the U.S. as well as 51,400 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer; and
WHEREAS on average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. and in
2021, it was estimated that 43,600 women will die from breast cancer; and
WHEREAS although rare, an estimated 2,710 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in
the U.S. and approximately 530 will die; and
WHEREAS if cancer is detected at an early stage, it can be treated before it spreads to other parts of
the body. And, while the exact cause of breast cancer is not fully understood, there are many factors,
including age and family medical history, that increase the likelihood of developing it; and
WHEREAS 65 percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage (there is no sign that
the cancer has spread outside of the breast), for which the 5-year survival rate is 99%; and
WHEREAS in recent years, perhaps coinciding with the decline in prescriptive hormone replacement
therapy after menopause, we have seen a gradual reduction in female breast cancer incidence rates
among women aged 50 and older; and
WHEREAS since 1990, death rates from breast cancer have been declining in part due to better
screening, early detection, increased awareness, and the continuous improvement in treatment
options; and
WHEREAS with the advancement in detection and treatment, there are over 3.5 million breast cancer
survivors in the United States.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners honors
breast cancer patients, survivors, and their families and recognizes October as Breast Cancer
Awareness Month in Oakland County to promote awareness and research for a cure.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Christine Long,
Karen Joliat, Michael Gingell, Janet Jackson, Marcia Gershenson, Robert Hoffman, David
Woodward, Adam Kochenderfer, Eileen Kowall, Penny Luebs, Gwen Markham, Philip Weipert,
Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Michael Spisz, Yolanda Smith Charles, Chuck Moss, Angela
Powell, Kristen Nelson, Charles Cavell.
Date: October 04, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: October 04, 2022
David Coulter, Oakland County Executive
Date: October 04, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-09-13 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board
2022-09-29 Full Board - Adopt
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Michael Gingell seconded by Commissioner Gary McGillivray to adopt the
attached Resolution: Designating October 2022 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Oakland County.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall,
Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Chuck Moss, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman (20)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
None
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 29, 2022,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds