13-R038
2013 -- S 0161
Enacted 01/31/13
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
RECOGNIZING
FEBRUARY 1, 2013, AS "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY" IN THE STATE OF
Introduced By: Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley
Date Introduced: January 31, 2013
WHEREAS, The American
Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women®” movement has
been impacting the health of women for ten years. More
than 627,000 women’s lives have been
saved and 330 fewer women are dying every day; and
WHEREAS, Heart disease
is the No. 1 killer of women, yet only one in five American
women believe that heart disease is her greatest health
threat; and
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women’s deaths
each year,
killing approximately one woman every minute; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 43 million women in the
cardiovascular diseases, and 90 percent of women have one or more
risk factors for developing
heart disease; and
WHEREAS, Women comprise
only 24 percent of participants in all heart-related studies;
and
WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from
heart disease,
and the gap between men’s and women’s survival continues
to widen; and
WHEREAS, Women are less
likely to call 9-1-1 for themselves when experiencing
symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else is
having a heart attack; and
WHEREAS, In celebration of the 10th National Wear Red Day on February
1st of 2013,
“Go Red For Women®” is asking women
all across
Red and save women’s lives; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
in recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight
against heart disease and stroke, hereby
proclaims February 1, 2013, as “National Wear Red Day” in the
State of
further
RESOLVED,
That this Senate hereby urges all the citizens of our
state to show their
support for women and the fight against heart disease by
commemorating this day by wearing the
color red. By increasing awareness, speaking up about heart
disease, and empowering women to
reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease, we can save
thousands of lives each year; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the
National Office of the American Heart
Association, The American Heart Association, Northeast Affiliate, and the
of the American Heart Association.
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