13-R045

2013 -- H 5240

Enacted 01/31/13

 

 

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 1, 2013, AS "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, Naughton, E Coderre, Baldelli-Hunt, and Messier

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2013

 

 

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

been impacting the health of women for ten years. More than 627,000 women’s lives have been

saved and 330 fewer women are dying every day; and

     WHEREAS, Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, yet only one in five American

women believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat; 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 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing

heart disease; 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’s and women’s survival continues to widen; and

     WHEREAS, Women are less likely to call 9-1-1 for themselves when experiencing

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

     WHEREAS, In celebration of the 10th National Wear Red Day on February 1st of 2013,

“Go Red For Women®” is asking women all across America to join them in making America Go

Red and save women’s lives; 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 February 1, 2013, as “National Wear Red Day” in the State of

Rhode Island; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this House hereby urges all the citizens of our state to show their

support for women and the fight against heart disease by commemorating this day by wearing 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to the National Office of the American Heart

Association, The American Heart Association, Northeast Affiliate, and the Rhode Island Office

of the American Heart Association. 

 

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