PRINTER'S NO. 544
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
39
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, TARTAGLIONE, RESCHENTHALER,
GREENLEAF, EICHELBERGER, YUDICHAK, RAFFERTY, MARTIN, FONTANA,
SCAVELLO, WARD, BOSCOLA, AUMENT, STREET, VULAKOVICH, BROWNE,
COSTA, SCHWANK, MENSCH, WHITE, FARNESE AND SABATINA,
MARCH 20, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 20, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 12 through 18, 2017, as
"Cardiac Rehabilitation Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The American Association of Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) is observing "National Cardiac
Rehabilitation Week" from February 12 through 18, 2017, with the
theme "Going Beyond the Beat"; and
WHEREAS, Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death
in our nation and in the Commonwealth with 24% of residents
affected by coronary heart disease; and
WHEREAS, The goal of cardiac rehabilitation is to help heart
disease patients learn to reduce risk factors, including
smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, physical
inactivity, diabetes and obesity, that increase the chance of
future health problems; and
WHEREAS, Observation of AACVPR's "National Cardiac
Rehabilitation Week" calls special attention to the dedicated
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