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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH OF 2015 AS NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY IN

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Crowley, Coyne, Sosnowski, and Morgan

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Heart disease is the Number 1 killer of women yet, eighty percent of cardiac

events can be prevented; and

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

killing approximately one woman every minute; and

     WHEREAS, An estimated 44 million women in the United States are affected by

cardiovascular diseases; 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, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease;

and

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

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, Only 43% of African American women and 44% of Hispanic women know

that heart disease is their greatest health risk, compared with 60% of Caucasian women; and

     WHEREAS, Women involved with the American Heart Association's Go Red For

Women movement live healthier lives, nearly ninety percent have made at least one health

behavior change; and

     WHEREAS, Go Red For Women is asking all Americas 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.

     Raise Your Voice: Advocate for more women-related research and education.

     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 Senate 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 6th of 2015 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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