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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH OF 2014 TO BE NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY

IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, Ackerman, Kennedy, Hearn, and Williams

     Date Introduced: February 06, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Heart disease is the Number 1 killer of women yet, is often preventable; and

     WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women’s deaths each year,

killing approximately one woman every minute; and

     WHEREAS, An estimated 43 million women in the United States are affected by

cardiovascular diseases; and

     WHEREAS, Heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined, but is

often undiagnosed; and

     WHEREAS, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart

disease, yet only one in five American women believe that heart disease is her greatest health

threat; and

     WHEREAS, Women comprise only 24 percent of participants in all heart-related studies;

and

     WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease

and the gap between men and women’s survival continues to widen; and

     WHEREAS, Women are less likely to call 911 for themselves when experiencing

symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else were having a heart attack; and

     WHEREAS, The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement has

been impacting the health of women for 10 years and more than 627,000 women’s lives have

been saved and 330 fewer women are dying every day; and

     WHEREAS, In celebration of the 10th Birthday of National Wear Red Day on February 7,

2014, Go Red For Women is asking all women across America to Go Red by wearing red and

speaking red. 

     Get Your Numbers: Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure and cholesterol.

     Own Your Lifestyle: Stop smoking, lose weight, exercise and eat healthy.

     Realize Your Risk: Women think it won’t happen, but heart disease is the cause of 1 in 3

female deaths each year.

     Educate Your Family: Make healthy food choices for you and your family. Teach your

kids the importance of staying active.

     Don’t be silent: Tell every woman you know that heart disease is their No. 1 killer. Raise

your voice at GoRedForWomen.org.; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations, in recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease

and stroke, hereby proclaims Friday, February 7th of 2014 to be "National Wear Red Day" in

Rhode Island. We moreover urge all citizens to show their support for women and the fight

against heart disease by commemorating this day by the wearing of the color red. By increasing

awareness, speaking up about heart disease, and empowering women to reduce their risk for

cardiovascular disease, we can save thousands of lives each year; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode Island office of the American Heart

Association.

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