1-1 1 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 2-28 ______________________________________ 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. 2-33 ______________________________________ 2-34 Secretary of the Senate 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 Member, Texas Senate