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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2023 - 2024 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 20, 2022 01:55 PM
From: Senator Christine M. Tartaglione
To: All Senate members
Subject: National Wear Red Day
 
In the near future, I intend to introduce a resolution recognizing Friday, February 3, 2023, as “National Wear Red Day” in Pennsylvania. The intent of this resolution is to raise awareness for women’s heart health and improve the lives of women around the world.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. Nearly 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented, yet not enough women take the necessary steps to prevent, detect, and treat this disease. As a result, cardiovascular disease kills one woman every 80 seconds in the Unites States.

Studies are showing that women’s heart disease awareness is increasing, but that this knowledge still lags among the demographics of minorities and younger women, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). By recognizing National Wear Red Day in the Commonwealth, we can increase public awareness of cardiovascular disease and the risks it poses to all women.

National Wear Red Day, and the AHA’s Go Red for Women movement, encourages women to be aware of the five factors that can most significantly impact cardiovascular health. These are:
 
  • Total Cholesterol
  • HDL (good) Cholesterol
  • Blood Pressure
  • Blood Sugar
  • Body Mass Index (BMI)
 
Please join me in sponsoring this important resolution and urging all Pennsylvanians to show their support for women in the fight against heart disease and stroke by wearing red on February 3rd.
 




Introduced as SR17