Senate Leadership
October 18, 2007
Williams Receives National Award for Cancer Prevention Advocacy
Honored by former president, cancer leaders for efforts in Connecticut
Former President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush presented Senator Williams with the Exemplary Comprehensive Cancer Control Leadership award from C-Change, a national group devoted to the prevention and elimination of cancer. (October 12, 2007)
At its recent annual membership meeting in Washington D.C., a national group devoted to the prevention and elimination of cancer honored state Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) for his efforts to reduce the number of cancer cases in Connecticut.
C-Change, a Washington-based group comprised of the nation's key cancer leaders from government, business, and nonprofit sectors, presented Senator Williams with the Exemplary Comprehensive Cancer Control Leadership award.
"In 2001, Connecticut had the sixth highest rate of cancer diagnosis in the nation, and more than 7,000 Connecticut residents died of cancer that year," Senator Williams said. "We knew that, as a state, we needed sea changes in our attitudes toward prevention and care to help address this problem, which has such a significant impact not only on our health care system but also on the lives of thousands of people in our state everyday."
Senator Williams has been an ardent supporter of the Connecticut Cancer Partnership, a diverse coalition working to reduce the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and disability of cancer and to improve the quality of life for those in Connecticut living with cancer. The partnership's Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan has several main components, including prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship, end-of-life care, and information exchange.
"I have been proud to work with the Connecticut Cancer Partnership to help fund many of its plan's components through the state budget," said Senator Williams. "It is incumbent upon us as policymakers to do what we can to prevent and combat cancer. We have made some headway, but many challenges remain.""
Presenting the award on Friday, October 12, were C-Change co-chairs President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.
For more information on C-Change, visit www.c-changetogether.org.
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