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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 1, 2013, AS "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY" IN THE STATE

OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, Naughton, E Coderre, Baldelli-Hunt, and Messier

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The American Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women®” movement has

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been impacting the health of women for ten years. More than 627,000 women’s lives have been

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saved and 330 fewer women are dying every day; and

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     WHEREAS, Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, yet only one in five American

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women believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat; and

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     WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women’s deaths each year,

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killing approximately one woman every minute; and

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     WHEREAS, An estimated 43 million women in the United States are affected by

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cardiovascular diseases, and 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing

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heart disease; and

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     WHEREAS, Women comprise only 24 percent of participants in all heart-related studies;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease,

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and the gap between men’s and women’s survival continues to widen; and

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     WHEREAS, Women are less likely to call 9-1-1 for themselves when experiencing

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symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else is having a heart attack; and

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     WHEREAS, In celebration of the 10th National Wear Red Day on February 1st of 2013,

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“Go Red For Women®” is asking women all across America to join them in making America Go

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Red and save women’s lives; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations, in recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease

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and stroke, hereby proclaims February 1, 2013, as “National Wear Red Day” in the State of

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Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this House hereby urges all the citizens of our state to show their

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support for women and the fight against heart disease by commemorating this day by wearing the

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color red. By increasing awareness, speaking up about heart disease, and empowering women to

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reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease, we can save thousands of lives each year; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the National Office of the American Heart

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Association, The American Heart Association, Northeast Affiliate, and the Rhode Island Office

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of the American Heart Association. 

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