2405 - Cancer Detection and Education Program; Establishment.

NY Pub Health L § 2405 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) establishment of a statewide public education and outreach campaign to publicize evidence based cancer detection and education services, such campaign shall include: general community education, outreach to specific underserved populations, evidence based clinical cancer screening services, and an informational summary that shall include an explanation of the importance of clinical examinations and what to expect during clinical examinations and cancer screening services;

(b) provision of grants to approved organizations under section twenty-four hundred six of this title;

(c) compilation of data concerning the cancer detection and education program and dissemination of the data to the public; and

(d) development of professional education programs including the benefits of early detection of cancer and clinical examinations, the recommended frequency of clinical examinations and cancer screening services, and professionally recognized best practices guidelines.