Full Text of HR0851 94th General Assembly
HR0851 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Heart disease is the leading cause of death of | 3 |
| American women; it kills 367,000 women every year, and | 4 |
| 8,000,000 women are currently living with the deadly disease; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Most women are unaware that heart disease is their | 7 |
| leading health concern; they do not know that more women than | 8 |
| men die of heart disease each year, and that a first heart | 9 |
| attack will more likely kill a woman than a man; women are more | 10 |
| likely than men to suffer a second heart attack; women are | 11 |
| almost twice as likely as men to die after bypass surgery; and | 12 |
| women represent only 25% of participants in heart-related | 13 |
| research studies; and
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| WHEREAS, Although the statistics are grim, there are | 15 |
| measures that women can take to protect themselves from heart | 16 |
| disease, including getting cholesterol and blood pressure | 17 |
| levels under control; becoming more physically fit through | 18 |
| brisk daily walks or other moderate physical activity; eating | 19 |
| plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; setting aside quiet time | 20 |
| for themselves each day; and quitting smoking; and
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| WHEREAS, Women are encouraged to be aware of heart attack | 22 |
| symptoms, including discomfort, fullness, tightness, | 23 |
| squeezing, or pressure in the center of the chest that stays | 24 |
| for more than a few minutes or comes and goes; pressure or pain | 25 |
| that spreads to the upper back, shoulders, neck, jaw, or arms; | 26 |
| dizziness or nausea; clammy sweats, heart flutters, or | 27 |
| paleness; unexplained feelings of anxiety, fatigue, or | 28 |
| weakness, especially with exertion; stomach or abdominal pain; | 29 |
| and shortness of breath; and
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| WHEREAS, WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with | 31 |
| Heart Disease, seeks to educate women everywhere about the |
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| dangers of heart disease and the ways to prevent it; therefore, | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| to increase awareness and encourage women to work to prevent | 6 |
| heart disease, we declare February of 2006 to be Womens' Heart | 7 |
| Smart Month in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to WomenHeart.
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