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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, together with |
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stroke, kill one woman on average every 80 seconds and account for a |
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third of female deaths each 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, few realize that heart |
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disease is their greatest health threat; women are less likely to |
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call 911 for themselves when experiencing symptoms of a heart |
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attack than they are to seek assistance for someone else in the same |
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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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exercise, stop smoking, maintain a healthy diet, and get their |
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blood pressure and cholesterol checked regularly; in addition, it |
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reminds them to teach their children the importance of staying |
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active and 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 on heart disease in women; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 3, 2017, as National Wear Red |
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Day and encourage all Texans to participate in this important |
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observance. |