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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1725

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 228 Session of 2008


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

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 30, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing the month of February 2008 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 three
     6  women; and
     7     WHEREAS, Someone dies every 37 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 460,000 women die each year from all heart
    13  and blood vessel diseases combined; and
    14     WHEREAS, Sixty-four percent of women who have died from heart
    15  attacks had no previous symptoms of this disease; and
    16     WHEREAS, More than 45% of women have high cholesterol; and

     1     WHEREAS, Women account for 61% of total stroke deaths; and
     2     WHEREAS, The cost of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the
     3  United States in 2008 has been estimated to reach in excess of
     4  $440 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 $9.1 million during fiscal
    22  year 2006-2007 for research support; therefore be it
    23     RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of February
    24  2008 as "Women's Heart Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and urge
    25  all citizens to spread the message that cardiovascular disease
    26  is the number one health threat for women and men; and be it
    27  further
    28     RESOLVED, That the Senate challenge all Pennsylvanians to
    29  take charge of their cardiovascular health and to support the
    30  lifesaving mission carried out by the more than 220,000 American
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     1  Heart Association volunteers in this Commonwealth.




















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