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The health data that would be banned if Prop 54 is passed is currently used for very important purposes, to, for example: Track cancer rates by community and location to try and pinpoint cancer causing agents in the environment. Target prevention strategies that inform the Asian community about the risks of hepatitis B for which they are especially at risk. By analyzing data, doctors have learned that white women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a higher rate, Latinos are more likely develop diabetes and African-Americans are more susceptible to sickle-cell anemia. If there is an illness outbreak in one group, information will help us contain it and prevent it from spreading to the general population. Over fifty leading healthcare organizations strongly oppose Proposition 54 including the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the California Medical Association, the California Nurses Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Breast Cancer Action as well as former United States Surgeon Generals C. Everett Koop and David Satcher. 2. Proposition 54 undermines accountability in school reform. The California Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 is the state’s central school reform program. It requires schools to set goals for student achievement and it demands accountability by instituting testing to measure achievement. Racial data is a central part of the evaluation process. It allows schools to determine whether some groups are improving more than others and it allows schools to target resources for the best overall improvement.