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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Heart disease is the number one killer of women, |
3 | | yet is often preventable; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases cause one in 3 women's |
5 | | deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute; |
6 | | and
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7 | | WHEREAS, An estimated 43 million women in the United States |
8 | | are affected by cardiovascular diseases; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Heart disease kills more women than all forms of |
10 | | cancer combined, but is often undiagnosed; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk |
12 | | factors for developing heart disease, yet only one in 5 |
13 | | American women believe that heart disease is their greatest |
14 | | health threat; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Women comprise only 24% of participants in all |
16 | | heart-related studies; and |
17 | | WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each |
18 | | year from heart disease and the gap between men and women's |
19 | | survival continues to widen; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Women are less likely to call 911 for themselves |
2 | | when experiencing symptoms of a heart attack than they are if |
3 | | someone else were having a heart attack; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women |
5 | | movement has impacted the health of women for the last 10 |
6 | | years; more than 627,000 lives have been saved and 330 fewer |
7 | | women are dying every day; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, In celebration of the 10th anniversary of National |
9 | | Wear Red Day on February 7, 2014, Go Red For Women is asking |
10 | | all women across America to Go Red by wearing red and speaking |
11 | | red; Go Red For Women has suggested that women ask their doctor |
12 | | to check their blood pressure and cholesterol, stop smoking, |
13 | | lose weight, exercise, and eat healthy, realize their risk of |
14 | | heart disease, educate their families on the importance of |
15 | | healthy food choices and regular physical activity, and tell |
16 | | every woman they know that heart disease is their number one |
17 | | killer; and |
18 | | WHEREAS, By increasing awareness, speaking up about heart |
19 | | disease, and empowering women to reduce their risk for |
20 | | cardiovascular disease, we can save thousands of lives each |
21 | | year; therefore, be it
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1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
3 | | we designate the date of February 7, 2014 as Illinois Wear Red |
4 | | Day in the State of Illinois and urge the citizens of this |
5 | | State to show their support for women and the fight against |
6 | | heart disease by commemorating this day by wearing the color |
7 | | red; and be it further
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8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
9 | | presented to Go Red For Women as a symbol of our esteem and |
10 | | respect.
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