H.R. No. 1346
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Every day, more than 150 Texans die from
cardiovascular disease and stroke; and
WHEREAS, High blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels
are the primary risk factors for coronary heart disease, which is
the nation's single leading cause of death; according to the
American Heart Association, an estimated 100 million Americans have
total blood cholesterol values of 200 mg/dl and higher, and nearly
40 million American adults have values of 240 or above, levels that
constitute a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and
stroke; and
WHEREAS, In order to identify these risk factors and promote
cardiovascular disease awareness in Texas, AstraZeneca, a leading
pharmaceutical company, is hosting Heart Healthy Day on May 3 at the
State Capitol; free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings by
qualified health care professionals will be offered from 10 a.m. to
noon in the ground floor rotunda; other Heart Healthy information
will also be available; and
WHEREAS, Education and early detection of heart disease risk
factors can play a significant role in ensuring a person's health,
and citizens throughout the state are encouraged to take advantage
of the AstraZeneca sponsored screenings and learn more about the
prevention of heart disease; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize May 3, 2005, as Texas Heart Healthy
Day at the State Capitol and commend AstraZeneca for its efforts to
promote healthy hearts in the Lone Star State.
Laubenberg
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1346 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House