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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. |