“Improving health & wellness, with emphasis on cancer” reflects LILCI’s objective in general terms; progress toward LILCI’s purpose - to eliminate health disparities – can be measured as an indicator of improving health & wellness.  It is these measures which enable the assessment of progress towards achievement of our objectives.

“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive
proof that you are wonderful.”
-- Ann Landers

On example of how LILCI utilizes findings from research into issues surrounding health & wellness to make local decisions and to ensure programs/strategies are working.

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