HR 28: Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend

This House resolution formally recognizes several organizations working on cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccination awareness in Georgia, including the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program. It also names six organizations as the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions for their prevention work, such as Healthy Savannah and the East Georgia Cancer Coalition. The resolution cites statistics showing Georgia's cervical cancer screening rate is below the national average, with disparities in counties like Forsyth, McIntosh, Towns, and Franklin, and notes that only 59 percent of Georgia adolescents are up to date on HPV vaccination. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the honored groups. It does not create any new law, funding, or program.

• Commends the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program for cervical cancer education efforts.
• Names six organizations, including Healthy Savannah and the East Georgia Cancer Coalition, as the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the honored groups.
• Cites state health statistics on cervical cancer screening rates, county-level disparities, and HPV vaccination rates without creating any new legal requirement.

The resolution directly names and honors the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, The Susan Jolley Awareness Program, and six 2025 HPV Champion organizations, including a family practice residency, a school-based health clinic, and a pediatrics practice.

The resolution carries no legal force and changes no Georgia law, but it publicly highlights gaps in cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination rates across Georgia counties, drawing attention to organizations working to close those gaps.

• The resolved clause formally recognizes and commends the named organizations and the 2025 HPV Champions for their cervical cancer awareness work.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the honored organizations.
• Whereas clauses cite specific data: a 76.5 percent state cervical cancer screening rate, 444 new cases and 140 deaths annually in Georgia, and a 59 percent adolescent HPV vaccination rate.

1. 2025-01-15House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2025-01-15House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2025-01-15House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Stacey Evans (D, HD-057)Patrocinador principal
• Gabriel Sanchez (D, HD-042)
• Michelle Au (D, HD-050)

• cervical cancer awareness
• HPV vaccination
• public health
• cancer prevention in Georgia