PRINTER'S NO. 105
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
14
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, BROOKS, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, SCHWANK,
BREWSTER, COLLETT, VOGEL, PHILLIPS-HILL, BROWNE, BARTOLOTTA,
K. WARD, SCAVELLO, AUMENT, MARTIN, HUGHES, MUTH, SANTARSIERO,
KILLION, YUDICHAK, COSTA AND FOLMER, JANUARY 30, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 1, 2019, as "National Wear Red Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of
women in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease kills one woman every 80
seconds in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 50 million women in the United States are
affected by cardiovascular disease; and
WHEREAS, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk
factors for developing heart disease or stroke; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 80% of cardiovascular diseases can be
prevented; and
WHEREAS, Some risk factors, such as blood pressure, smoking,
cholesterol and lack of regular physical activity, can be
controlled; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women"
movement encourages women to learn their family health history
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