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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY ORIE, TARTAGLIONE, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BAKER, BLAKE, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, BROWNE, COSTA, DINNIMAN, ERICKSON, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, GORDNER, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, McILHINNEY, PILEGGI, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, SCARNATI, SCHWANK, SOLOBAY, STACK, VANCE, WARD, WASHINGTON, WAUGH, D. WHITE, M. WHITE, YAW, HUGHES AND BRUBAKER, JANUARY 24, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 24, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the month of February 2012 as "American Heart Month" |
2 | in Pennsylvania and urging all Pennsylvanians to recognize |
3 | the critical importance of the tools and skills that will |
4 | increase survival rates from cardiac arrest. |
5 | WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the nation's leading cause |
6 | of death and costliest disease with direct and indirect costs |
7 | estimated to be $297.7 billion; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease accounts for one out of three |
9 | deaths nationwide; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Nearly 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease |
11 | each day, an average of one death every 39 seconds; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Individuals under 75 years of age account for nearly |
13 | 33% of deaths due to cardiovascular disease; and |
14 | WHEREAS, This year an estimated 785,000 people in the United |
15 | States will have a new coronary attack, an estimated 470,000 |
16 | people nationwide will have a recurrent attack and an additional |
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1 | 195,000 "silent" heart attacks will occur; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Over 41,300 Pennsylvanians died from major |
3 | cardiovascular diseases in 2009; and |
4 | WHEREAS, The research is clear that there are preventive |
5 | strategies, as well as community-based strategies, that can |
6 | increase survival rates from cardiovascular disease; and |
7 | WHEREAS, The American Heart Association's 2020 impact goal |
8 | seeks to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by |
9 | 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and |
10 | stroke by 20% through research, population-level and community- |
11 | level interventions and public health and policy measures; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Efforts of the American Heart Association encourage |
13 | citizens to help save lives by calling 911 if symptoms occur, |
14 | become trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and |
15 | encourage comprehensive automated external defibrillator (AED) |
16 | programs in their communities; and |
17 | WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is celebrating |
18 | February 2012 as "American Heart Month" and promoting education |
19 | and awareness by encouraging citizens to learn the warning signs |
20 | of heart attack and stroke; therefore be it |
21 | RESOLVED, That the Senate, in recognition of the importance |
22 | of the ongoing fight against heart disease, recognize February |
23 | 2012 as "American Heart Month" in Pennsylvania and urge all |
24 | Pennsylvanians to recognize the critical importance of the tools |
25 | and skills that will increase survival rates from cardiac |
26 | arrest. By incorporating these tools and skills into aggressive |
27 | programs, thousands of lives can be saved each year. |
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