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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of nearly |
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455,000 women each year, more than the next five leading causes of |
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death combined, including all forms of cancer; and |
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WHEREAS, While only 21 percent of women consider |
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cardiovascular disease their greatest health risk, some 53 percent |
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of cardiovascular disease deaths and more than 60 percent of stroke |
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deaths occur in females; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, the direct and indirect cost of treating |
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heart attacks, strokes, and other related illnesses in the United |
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States was estimated at $475.3 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, The American Heart Association has designated |
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February as American Heart Month, and as part of the effort to raise |
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awareness about heart disease and stroke, the Go Red For Women |
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campaign works to change the perception that heart disease occurs |
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only in men; moreover, the campaign encourages women to learn their |
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own personal risk for coronary disease by using such tools as the |
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American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Heart CheckUp and by |
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talking to their health care providers; and |
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WHEREAS, Go Red For Women serves as a powerful reminder that |
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by taking charge of their heart health women can live stronger, |
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longer lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2009, as National Wear Red |
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Day and encourage all Texans to show their support for women and the |
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fight against heart disease by wearing the color red. |
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Crownover |
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Gonzales |
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Harless |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Pena |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 219 was adopted by the House on |
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February 4, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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