PRINTER'S NO. 3205
No. 537 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, BALDWIN, BISHOP, BOYD, CAPPELLI, COSTA,
CRUZ, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FREEMAN, GRUCELA, HERMAN,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, KIRKLAND, LEACH, LEVDANSKY, MANDERINO,
McCALL, McILHATTAN, PALLONE, PISTELLA, REICHLEY, ROHRER,
ROSS, SAINATO, SATHER, B. SMITH, CRAHALLA, DERMODY,
DONATUCCI, FORCIER, GEORGE, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HORSEY, KELLER,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MAJOR, MANN, McGEEHAN, MUNDY, PAYNE,
READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, TANGRETTI, TIGUE, TRUE, WATERS, WOJNAROSKI, EGOLF,
STETLER, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WEBER, PICKETT AND
PHILLIPS, JANUARY 27, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 27, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing the month of February 2004 as "Women's Heart Month"
2 and observing February 20, 2004, as "Women's Heart Day."
3 WHEREAS, February is being recognized as "American Heart
4 Month" and February 20, 2004, is being recognized as "Women's
5 Heart Day" by the United States Department of Health and Human
6 Services; and
7 WHEREAS, One out of every three women in the United States is
8 affected by heart disease, the number one killer of women in the
9 nation, but there are fewer educational and behavioral programs
10 for women's heart health than for other diseases; and
11 WHEREAS, Working Hearts and its coalition partners,
12 celebrating their second anniversary, are continuing to solve
13 this crisis by promoting the Strong Women/Strong Hearts public
1 health campaign serving as a catalyst for improving women's
2 heart health awareness, education and research and by presenting
3 Pittsburgh's Women's Heart Day Campaign, an effort led by the
4 national Sister to Sister: Everyone Has a Heart Foundation; and
5 WHEREAS, Working Hearts amplifies the power of its local
6 members in the Pittsburgh area and their national counterparts
7 with the goal of helping every woman improve her own heart
8 health through better nutrition, physical activity, screenings
9 and stress management; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the month
11 of February 2004 as "Women's Heart Month," during which all
12 women and their families are urged to learn about women's heart
13 health and the importance of heart-healthy behavior; and be it
14 further
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe February
16 20, 2004, as "Women's Heart Day," during which the women of
17 western Pennsylvania are encouraged to receive free heart health
18 screenings and education at the David L. Lawrence Convention
19 Center in Pittsburgh.
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