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Cleveland County proclaims January 2025 as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Summary
Following a personal appeal from a survivor and organizer, the Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing January 2025 as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and encouraged awareness of screening and vaccination.
The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation at its January meeting recognizing January 2025 as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month after a presentation by survivor and local organizer Lindsay Galette Lee.
Galette Lee told the board she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in November 2022 and said the diagnosis followed delays in being taken seriously by multiple providers; her treatment included radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy, she said. Galette Lee said she founded an organization called Getting Good With Your Health and has organized a cervical cancer–awareness health fair in Cleveland County the past three years; she asked the county to recognize the month to promote screening, vaccination and awareness.
A county official read the proclamation into the record, noting that routine screening and vaccines are effective and that cervical cancer disproportionately affects communities lacking access to care. The proclamation, as read and adopted in the meeting, designates January 2025 as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in Cleveland County and encourages citizens to support screening and vaccination efforts.
Why it matters: the proclamation is largely symbolic but amplifies local outreach and awareness efforts by a survivor-advocate who organizes an annual health fair; it may help connect residents to screening and vaccination resources.
No formal vote tally beyond the adoption appears in the audio record; the proclamation text was read and the board adopted it as part of the meeting proceedings.
