Sec. 662.108. MINORITY CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. (a) April is Minority Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness of cancer in minority populations and encourage funding of education and earlier and more effective diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
(b) Minority Cancer Awareness Month shall be regularly observed by appropriate activities in public locations to increase cancer awareness, including the specific effects, incidences, and impact of cancer on minority populations, and encourage support for minority cancer education, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 114), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 662 - Holidays and Recognition Days, Weeks, and Months
Subchapter D. Recognition Months
Section 662.101. Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month
Section 662.102. Texas History Month
Section 662.103. Texas Fruit and Vegetable Month
Section 662.104. Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Section 662.105. Child Safety Month
Section 662.106. Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
Section 662.107. Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Section 662.108. Minority Cancer Awareness Month
Section 662.109. Persons With Disabilities History and Awareness Month
Section 662.110. Postpartum Depression Awareness Month
Section 662.111. Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Section 662.112. Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
Section 662.113. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month
Section 662.114. Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month
Section 662.115. Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Awareness Month