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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of |
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death in the United States, claiming the lives of nearly half a |
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million women each year, more than the next five causes of death |
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combined and nearly twice as many as all forms of cancer; and |
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WHEREAS, While only 13 percent of women consider |
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cardiovascular disease their greatest health risk, 53 percent of |
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cardiovascular disease deaths occur in females; in addition, nearly |
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33,000 more women than men die from stroke each year; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, the estimated direct and indirect cost of |
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treating heart attacks, strokes, and other related illnesses in the |
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United States is $432 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, In conjunction with the American Heart |
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Association's designation of February as American Heart Month, the |
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organization's Go Red for Women Day campaign aims to inspire women |
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to take charge of their heart health; the event is designed to |
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encourage women to increase their awareness of the risk factors for |
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coronary disease by using such tools as the American Heart |
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Association's Go Red For Women Heart CheckUp and by talking to their |
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health care providers; and |
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WHEREAS, Go Red for Women is the AHA's national call to help |
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women live longer, stronger lives, and by educating and empowering |
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them to reduce their risks, it is estimated that thousands of lives |
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can be saved each year; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 2, 2007, as Go Red for Women |
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Day and encourage all Texans to support this laudable effort by |
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wearing the color red in honor of family, friends, and neighbors who |
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have fought heart disease. |