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Commissioner Lauren White’s board resolution urges earlier cancer screening; county to submit to NACo
Summary
Commissioner Lauren White introduced and the board approved a resolution urging earlier mammogram and colonoscopy screening ages, saying her own early-detected breast cancer motivated the measure; she plans to submit the resolution to the National Association of Counties.
Pitt County Commissioner Lauren White told fellow commissioners on June 16 that her recent diagnosis with early-stage breast cancer led her to introduce a resolution urging earlier cancer screening and the board voted to approve it.
White said she was diagnosed in April at age 34 and that her prognosis is good because the cancer was detected early. "Early detection, saves lives," White said during her remarks.
She explained the resolution urges reconsideration of screening age guidelines so younger adults may be eligible for preventive tests; at the meeting she said she hopes to submit the county’s resolution to the National Association of Counties (NACo) for inclusion on NACo’s federal legislative agenda and to present the measure at NACo’s July conference. White said she planned to pursue advocacy unless any commissioner objected.
County staff told commissioners they had shared the resolution with the local Board of Health, which reviewed the matter and had no objections.
The board voted to approve White’s resolution. Commissioners offered public thanks and support; White said she was cancer-free following early treatment. The resolution does not change local health policy but is intended as an advocacy item for federal policy discussion by NACo and the county.
