PRINTER'S NO. 123
No. 15 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, TARTAGLIONE, WONDERLING, VANCE, MUSTO,
THOMPSON, ROBBINS, BOSCOLA, PUNT, KITCHEN, ERICKSON, LAVALLE,
BRIGHTBILL, WOZNIAK, STACK, LEMMOND, SCARNATI, COSTA AND
ARMSTRONG, FEBRUARY 1, 2005
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 1, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the month of February 2005 as "Women's Heart
2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Heart disease and stroke are largely preventable
4 with early detection and prevention; and
5 WHEREAS, Heart disease and stroke affect one out of two
6 women; and
7 WHEREAS, Someone dies every 33 seconds of cardiovascular
8 disease; and
9 WHEREAS, Each year since 1984 the number of cardiovascular
10 disease deaths for females has exceeded the number of
11 cardiovascular disease deaths for males; and
12 WHEREAS, More than 505,000 women die each year from all heart
13 and blood vessel diseases combined; and
14 WHEREAS, Thirty-eight percent of women who have heart attacks
15 die within a year; and
16 WHEREAS, More than 45% of women have high cholesterol; and
17 WHEREAS, Women account for nearly 62% of total stroke deaths;
1 and
2 WHEREAS, The cost of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the
3 United States in 2003 has been estimated at more than $300
4 billion; and
5 WHEREAS, Compliance with prescription instructions, medical
6 guidelines and physician directives is important to
7 cardiovascular health; and
8 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is committed to
9 public education about heart disease and stroke and urges women
10 to learn about risk factors for heart disease and stroke and to
11 take action to reduce, control or prevent as many risk factors
12 as possible; and
13 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association supports ongoing
14 medical research to promote early detection, prevention and
15 treatment of heart disease and stroke; and
16 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is the largest
17 voluntary, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to
18 reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and
19 stroke; and
20 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania/Delaware Affiliate of the American
21 Heart Association spent more than $14 million during fiscal year
22 2001-2002 for research support, public and professional
23 education and community programs; therefore be it
24 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of February
25 2005 as "Women's Heart Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and urge
26 all citizens to spread the message that cardiovascular disease
27 is the number one health threat for women and men; and be it
28 further
29 RESOLVED, That the Senate challenge all Pennsylvanians to
30 take charge of their cardiovascular health and to support the
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1 lifesaving mission carried out by the more than 220,000 American
2 Heart Association volunteers in this Commonwealth.
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