Bill Text: NY K00912 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 912 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 17, 2020, as Hypertension Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-10 - adopted [K00912 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00912-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 912

BY: M. of A. Ortiz

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  17,  2020,  as Hypertension Day in the State of
        New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official days that are set aside to increase awareness of serious health
issues that affect the lives of residents of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, it is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May 17, 2020, as
Hypertension Day in the State of  New  York,  in  conjunction  with  the
observance of World Hypertension Day; and

  WHEREAS,  Organized  by the World Hypertension League (WHL) in 2005,
World Hypertension Day is celebrated every year on the 17th  of  May  to
raise  public  awareness about hypertension, its preventive measures and
its complications; and

  WHEREAS, This year's theme, "Know Your Numbers with  Accurate  Blood
Pressure  Devices",  will  increase high blood pressure awareness in all
populations around the world; and

  WHEREAS, Blood pressure is the force of blood  pushing  against  the
walls  of  your  arteries  as  the  heart  pumps blood; hypertension, or
abnormally high blood pressure, is a common disease in which blood flows
through blood vessels, or arteries, at higher than normal pressures; and

  WHEREAS, Risk factors for hypertension include: unhealthy  lifestyle
habits,  age,  family  history and genetics, race and ethnicity and sex;
heathy lifestyle changes can decrease  your  risk  for  developing  high
blood pressure, however cannot reverse most genetic causes; and

  WHEREAS,  High  blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms until
serious complications occur,  making  regular  blood  pressure  readings
extremely important; undiagnosed or uncontrolled high blood pressure can
cause aneurysms, chronic kidney disease, eye damage, heart attack, heart
failure, stroke, dementia and disease of the arteries; and

  WHEREAS,  The  high  prevalence  of hypertension exacts a tremendous
public health burden; as a primary  contributor  to  heart  disease  and
stroke,  the  first  and  third  leading causes of death worldwide, high
blood pressure  was  the  top  modifiable  risk  factor  for  disability
adjusted life-years lost worldwide in 2013; and

  WHEREAS,  Globally,  hypertension  is estimated to cause 7.5 million
deaths, about 12.8% of the total of all deaths;  this  accounts  for  57
million  disability  adjusted life years (DALYS) or 3.7% of total DALYS;
and

  WHEREAS, An estimated 26% of the  world's  population  (972  million
people)  has hypertension, and the prevalence is expected to increase to
29% by 2025, driven largely  by  increases  in  economically  developing

nations;  furthermore, high blood pressure affects nearly a third of the
adult  population  and  is  the  most  common  cause  of  cardiovascular
disease-related deaths; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  estimated over 103 million American adults (1 in 3
adults) or 46% of the total population is diagnosed  with  hypertension;
the  death  rate from high blood pressure increased by nearly 11% in the
United States between 2005 and 2015, and the  actual  number  of  deaths
rose by almost 38%, up to nearly 79,000 by 2015; and

  WHEREAS,  In  New  York  State,  an estimated 4.9 million people, or
31.7% of the adult population, have been  diagnosed  with  hypertension;
additionally,  an  estimated 1.8 million New York City residents, or one
in  four  adults,  are  self-reported  with  hypertension,  a  city-wide
increase of 11% over the past decade; and

  WHEREAS,  Through  public  awareness, this Legislative Body seeks to
minimize the devastating effects of hypertension among the  citizens  of
the State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May  17,  2020,  as
Hypertension Day in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York; and the American Heart Association.