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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-190 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-182/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $513,583 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

JULY 12, 2014 The Honorable Dohsis Halbert Speaker, Eighteenth Congress Federated States of Micronesia Fourth Special Session, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs, to which was jointly referred C.R.

No.
18- 182 entitled: “A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $513,583 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION TO FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PLAN TO REDUCE CANCER BURDEN IN THE FSM, INCLUDING ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ASSISTANCE.”, begs leave to report as follows: The intent and purpose of this resolution are expressed in its title.
On July 10, 2014 your Committee held hearings regarding the above-captioned C.R.

No.

18-182 jointly with the Committee on External Affairs.

The Committee was advised that this grant would fund continuing a program of cancer prevention and awareness throughout the four States.

The important work and services that this grant supports is well known to the SCRL 18-207/EX AFF Committee STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-190 RE: C.R.

NO.


18-182/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $513,583 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

JULY 12, 2014 Committee and it believes it improves the overall health of our Nation’s citizens.

Continued financial support for this program is desirable.

A detailed budget for this coming year was provided by the Department with the Presidential Communication No.

18-315.
18-315.

Attached to this report is the brief one page budget summary for the coming year.

Your Committee was advised that the contractual services budgeted at the National level actually serve the four states.

When the contract services are removed from the National budget only 15% rests at the National level.

Your Committee applauds the efforts of this program to transmit over 85% of the funding to the State level.

The 40-page program summary and budget can viewed in Presidential Communication 18-315.
During the hearing your Committee was advised of the many types of outreach and awareness project that the cancer control program does in our nation, however, members of your Committee had concerns about what it felt as still unacceptably high rates of cancer in the FSM.

The Secretary and her staff stated that this disease was related to life style decisions and that this is another disease where the Department and its program are trying to assist individuals in making healthy life style decisions.
The Committee was reminded that this funding provides the program with resources to do cancer prevention and control activities.

The Department highlighted that it has seen an increase in screening in both men and women, however, recent activities targeting men, including men’s health initiatives, look to increase the number of men seeking preventative screening as their numbers are still low.

The Department also stated that the funding would allow for continued training initiatives in the coming year.
Overall your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is supportive of the program that this grant will support.

-2- STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-190 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-182/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $513,583 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

JULY 12, 2014 Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is in accord with the intent and purposes of C.R.

No.
No.

18-182, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tony H. Otto Tony H. Otto, chairman /s/ Tiwiter Aritos Tiwiter Aritos, vice chairman Peter M. Christian, member /s/ Yosiwo P. George Yosiwo P. George, member /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper, member David W. Panuelo, member /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Joseph J. Urusemal, member -3- STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-190 RE: C.R.

NO.


18-182/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $513,583 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

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