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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Diseases of the heart are the nation's leading
3 cause of death, and strokes are the third leading cause of
4 death; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) claim the lives of
6 over 460,000 American females (about one death per minute) each
7 year; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Each year, 53% of all cardiovascular disease
9 deaths occur in females, as compared to 47% in men, and about
10 32,800 more females than males die from a stroke; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 2007 the estimated direct and indirect cost of
12 cardiovascular diseases and strokes in the US is estimated at
13 $431.8 billion; and
 
14      WHEREAS, More women die of cardiovascular disease than the
15 next five leading causes of death combined, including all
16 cancers; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Only 13% of women consider cardiovascular disease
18 their greatest health risk; and
 
19     WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month;

 

 

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2     WHEREAS, Go Red For Women is the American Heart
3 Association's national call to increase awareness about heart
4 disease, the leading cause of death for women, and to inspire
5 women to take charge of their heart health; and
 
6     WHEREAS, All women should learn their own personal risk for
7 heart disease, using tools such as the American Heart
8 Association's Go Red For Women Heart Checkup and by talking to
9 their healthcare providers; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in
12 recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against
13 heart disease and stroke we proclaim February 2007 and each
14 February hereafter to be "Go Red for Women Month" in the State
15 of Illinois; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, We urge all citizens to show their support for
17 women and the fight against heart disease and stroke and to
18 increase their awareness and empower women to reduce their risk
19 for cardiovascular disease and stroke so that thousands of
20 lives can be saved each year.