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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Heart disease ranks as the number one killer of |
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women, but 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented; and |
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WHEREAS, An estimated 44 million women in the United States |
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are affected by cardiovascular diseases, which kill one woman |
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almost every minute and represent a third of female deaths each |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Although 90 percent of women have one or more risk |
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factors for developing heart disease, only one in five realizes |
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that heart disease is her greatest health threat; women are less |
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likely to call 9-1-1 for themselves when experiencing symptoms of a |
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heart attack than they are to seek assistance for someone else in |
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the same situation; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year |
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from heart disease; nevertheless, women are underrepresented in |
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scientific research, comprising just 24 percent of participants in |
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all heart-related studies; and |
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WHEREAS, The American Heart Association established the Go |
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Red For Women campaign and National Wear Red Day to promote measures |
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that can reduce heart disease; the organization urges women to |
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maintain a healthy diet, exercise, stop smoking, and get their |
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blood pressure and cholesterol checked; in addition, it reminds |
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them to teach their children the importance of staying active and |
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eating sensibly; and |
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WHEREAS, By dressing in red on National Wear Red Day, |
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citizens can raise awareness of heart disease, help others learn to |
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reduce their risk, and demonstrate support for more research and |
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education concerning heart disease and women; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That February 6, 2015, be recognized as National |
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Wear Red Day and that all Texans be encouraged to participate in |
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this important observance. |