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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 205
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride
 1-4     in joining the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, in
 1-5     recognizing the month of February, 2001, as American Heart Month;
 1-6     the theme of the month is Be Prepared for Cardiac Emergencies; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The American Heart Association was founded in 1924
 1-8     and is a nonprofit, voluntary health organization that is dedicated
 1-9     to the reduction of disability and death from cardiovascular
1-10     diseases and stroke; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Heart disease is the number one cause of death, and
1-12     stroke is the number three cause of death and the number one cause
1-13     of disability for citizens in Texas; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Each year, over one million Texans dedicate their
1-15     time and energy to supporting the research, education programs,
1-16     and advocacy efforts of the American Heart Association; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The association annually trains thousands of Texans
1-18     in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and in the use of
1-19     automated external defibrillators; and
1-20           WHEREAS, The association has distributed heart health
1-21     education materials to millions of Texans in order to increase
1-22     the public's knowledge of the risk factors associated with heart
1-23     disease and stroke; and
1-24           WHEREAS, Due to the efforts of the American Heart
 2-1     Association and volunteers across the state and to the
 2-2     contributions of many individuals, families, foundations, and
 2-3     corporations, cardiovascular disease is now declining in our
 2-4     state; the association has set the goal of reducing coronary
 2-5     heart disease, stroke, and risk by 25 percent by 2010; now,
 2-6     therefore, be it
 2-7           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-8     77th Legislature, hereby commend the American Heart Association,
 2-9     Texas Affiliate, and the volunteers and many contributors who are
2-10     working to curtail the incidence of cardiovascular disease in our
2-11     state and encourage all Texans to recognize February, 2001, as
2-12     American Heart Month; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-14     the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, as an expression
2-15     of esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-16                                                    Moncrief
2-17           Armbrister           Gallegos            Shapiro
2-18           Barrientos           Harris              Shapleigh
2-19           Bernsen              Haywood             Sibley
2-20           Bivins               Jackson             Staples
2-21           Brown                Lindsay             Truan
2-22           Cain                 Lucio               Van de Putte
2-23           Carona               Madla               Wentworth
2-24           Duncan               Nelson              West
2-25           Ellis                Ogden               Whitmire
2-26           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
2-27                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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2-29                                          President of the Senate
2-30                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-31                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-32                                  on February 7, 2001.
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2-34                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-2                                           Member, Texas Senate