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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, South Asians are individuals who derive their
3ethnic origins from the Indian Subcontinent, made up of
4countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh; and
 
5    WHEREAS, South Asians hold a high risk of heart attack and
6stroke that has often been overlooked; this increased risk is
7due to a variety of factors, ranging from genetics to lifestyle
8choices; and
 
9    WHEREAS, South Asians are at 4 times greater risk for heart
10disease than the general population; amongst South Asian men,
1125% of heart attacks occur under the age of 40 and 50% occur
12under the age of 50; South Asian women have a 30% increased
13risk of heart disease when compared to Caucasians and a 325%
14increased risk when compared to the Chinese; South Asians make
15up 17% of the world population, but hold 60% of the world's
16cardiovascular disease burden; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate
18Heart Institute of Advocate Health Care is the first of its
19kind in the Midwest designed to serve the South Asian
20community; the aim of the Center is to educate, screen,
21prevent, and treat South Asians for their high risk of cardiac
22disease; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate
2Heart Institute of Advocate Health Care provides a combination
3of hospital and outpatient clinical services to assure
4individuals and their families a comfortable and culturally
5sensitive experience; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The outreach efforts at the South Asian
7Cardiovascular Center at Advocate Heart Institute of Advocate
8Health Care are intended to inspire change and provide options
9to live a heart healthy lifestyle; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12declare March 12, 2016 as "Red Sari Day" for South Asian
13Cardiovascular Disease Awareness in the State of Illinois; and
14be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate
17Heart Institute of Advocate Health Care as an expression of our
18esteem and respect.