By Berlanga H.R. No. 294 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes pride in 1-2 joining the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, 1-3 Incorporated, in recognizing Wednesday, March 5, 1997, as American 1-4 Heart Association Day; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is a nonprofit, 1-6 voluntary health organization that is dedicated to the reduction of 1-7 disability and death from cardiovascular disease and stroke; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Each year, over 220,000 volunteers in Texas dedicate 1-9 their time and energy to supporting the research, education 1-10 programs, and advocacy efforts of the American Heart Association; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, In 1996, 400,000 people in Texas were trained 1-13 through the association's cardiopulmonary resuscitation training 1-14 programs and advance cardiac life support training programs, and 1-15 the association funded $6.9 million in meritorious cardiovascular 1-16 research projects in our state; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The association has distributed heart health 1-18 education materials and programs to millions of Texans in order to 1-19 increase the public's knowledge of the risk factors associated with 1-20 heart disease and stroke; heart disease is the number one killer, 1-21 and stroke is the number one cause of disability in Texas; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Due to the efforts of the American Heart Association 2-2 and volunteers across the state and to the contributions of many 2-3 individuals, families, foundations, and corporations, 2-4 cardiovascular disease is now declining in our state; the 2-5 percentage of deaths in Texas due to cardiovascular disease 2-6 declined four percent from 1983 to 1993; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives of the 75th 2-8 Texas Legislature hereby commend the American Heart Association, 2-9 Texas Affiliate, Incorporated, and the volunteers and many 2-10 contributors who are working to curtail the incidence of 2-11 cardiovascular disease in our state and encourage all Texans to 2-12 recognize March 5, 1997, as American Heart Association Day; and, be 2-13 it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-15 prepared for the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, 2-16 Incorporated, as an expression of esteem from the Texas House of 2-17 Representatives.