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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1724

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 227 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, ORIE, FERLO, KASUNIC, STOUT, PUNT,
           RAFFERTY, REGOLA, HUGHES, WOZNIAK, MELLOW, C. WILLIAMS,
           COSTA, MUSTO, ERICKSON, O'PAKE, PIPPY, STACK, FOLMER,
           ARMSTRONG, WAUGH, BOSCOLA, LOGAN, TOMLINSON, PILEGGI,
           LAVALLE, EARLL, BAKER, D. WHITE, BRUBAKER, WASHINGTON,
           WONDERLING, GREENLEAF AND FUMO, JANUARY 30, 2008

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 30, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating February 1, 2008, as "Wear Red for Women Day" in
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Diseases of the heart are the nation's leading cause
     4  of death, and stroke is the third leading cause of death; and
     5     WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) claim the lives of
     6  more than 460,000 women in the United States each year, with
     7  about one death per minute; and
     8     WHEREAS, Each year, 53% of all CVD deaths occur in women, as
     9  compared to 47% in men; and
    10     WHEREAS, About 32,500 more women than men die from a stroke;
    11  and
    12     WHEREAS, In 2008 the estimated direct and indirect cost of
    13  CVD and stroke in the United States will be $448.5 billion; and
    14     WHEREAS, More women die from CVD than from the next five
    15  leading causes of death combined, including all cancers; and
    16     WHEREAS, Only 21% of women consider CVD their greatest health

     1  risk; and
     2     WHEREAS, February is designated as "American Heart Month";
     3  and
     4     WHEREAS, "Go Red for Women" is the American Heart
     5  Association's national call to increase awareness of CVD, the
     6  leading cause of death for women, and to inspire women to take
     7  charge of their heart health; and
     8     WHEREAS, All women should learn their own personal risk for
     9  heart disease using tools such as the American Heart
    10  Association's Go Red For Women Heart CheckUp and by talking to
    11  their health care provider; and
    12     WHEREAS, By increasing awareness and empowering women to
    13  reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease, we can save
    14  thousands of lives each year; therefore be it
    15     RESOLVED, That the Senate, in recognition of the importance
    16  of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke, designate
    17  February 1, 2008, as "Wear Red for Women Day" in Pennsylvania
    18  and urge all citizens to show their support for women and the
    19  fight against heart disease by wearing red on this day.








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