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WHEREAS, For a decade, the American Heart Association's Go |
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Red For Women program has been educating citizens on the real risks |
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of cardiovascular diseases; and |
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WHEREAS, While only 20 percent of American women consider |
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cardiovascular disease their greatest health risk, heart disease |
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remains the number one cause of death for women, claiming more |
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lives than all forms of cancer combined; and |
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WHEREAS, An estimated 43 million women in the United States |
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are affected by cardiovascular diseases; although progress has been |
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made in recent years, women still make up only 24 percent of |
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participants in heart-related studies, while more women than men |
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have died each year from heart disease since 1984; 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 talk to |
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their health care providers about their risk factors and to make |
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simple changes to their lifestyle by using such tools as the |
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association's BetterU nutrition and fitness program; 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 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 1, 2013, 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. |