PRINTER'S NO. 1526
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
273
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ALLOWAY, KITCHEN, BREWSTER, DINNIMAN, SABATINA,
ARGALL, GREENLEAF, VULAKOVICH, TEPLITZ, SCAVELLO, BARTOLOTTA,
HAYWOOD, FONTANA, BLAKE, YUDICHAK, WARD, RAFFERTY, BROWNE,
BAKER, YAW, COSTA, WHITE, FARNESE, BOSCOLA AND MENSCH,
JANUARY 27, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 27, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of February 2016 as "American Heart Month"
in Pennsylvania and urging all Pennsylvanians to recognize
the critical importance of the tools and skills that will
increase survival rates from cardiac arrest.
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the nation's leading cause
of death and costliest disease with direct and indirect costs
estimated to be $240.2 billion; and
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease accounts for one out of three
deaths nationwide; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 2,500 Americans die of cardiovascular disease
each day, an average of one death every 34 seconds; and
WHEREAS, Individuals under 75 years of age account for nearly
33% of deaths due to cardiovascular disease; and
WHEREAS, The research is clear that there are preventive
strategies, as well as community-based strategies, that can
increase survival rates from cardiovascular disease; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association's 2020 impact goal
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