Bill Text: PA HR539 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating February 3, 2012, as "Wear Red for Women Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 48-20)

Status: (Passed) 2012-01-24 - Adopted (194-0) [HR539 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR539-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2987
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 539 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY HARHART, M. O'BRIEN, GEORGE, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, ADOLPH, AUMENT, BOBACK, D. COSTA, DEASY, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HAHN, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KAVULICH, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MILLARD, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, CULVER, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, THOMAS, TOOHIL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND RAVENSTAHL, JANUARY 23, 2012
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 23, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 3, 2012, as "Wear Red for Women Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Currently eight million women in the United States
are living with heart disease, yet only one in five American
women believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat;
and
WHEREAS, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk
factors for developing heart disease; and
WHEREAS, Twenty-six percent of women die within a year of
suffering a heart attack, compared with 19% of men; and
WHEREAS, While one in 30 American women dies from breast
cancer each year, one in three dies of cardiovascular disease;
and
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WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease claims the lives of more than
419,000 American females each year, almost one death per minute;
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, Nearly as many women die of heart disease, stroke
and all other cardiovascular diseases than the next three
leading causes of death combined, including all cancers; and
WHEREAS, Only 16% of women surveyed in 2009 identified
cardiovascular disease as the greatest health problem facing
them; and
WHEREAS, In women, heart disease is too often a silent
killer, and less than a third of women in a recent survey
reported any early warning signs such as chest pain or
discomfort before a heart attack, compared with most men; and
WHEREAS, Common symptoms for women included pain of the jaw,
arm or back, but most reported a delay in seeking treatment
after the symptoms began of anywhere from 15 minutes to two
weeks; 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, Go Red for Women® is the American Heart
Association's national call to increase awareness about heart
disease, the leading cause of death for women, and to inspire
women to take charge of their heart health; and
WHEREAS, All women should learn their own personal risk for
heart disease, using tools such as the American Heart
Association's My Life Check, Go Red for Women® Heart CheckUp, Go
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Red for Women® Better U, and by talking to their health care
providers; and
WHEREAS, Making the right choices relating to proper
nutrition, physical activity and other healthy lifestyle choices
is essential to living a heart-healthy life; and
WHEREAS, The truth is our lives are in our hands, we can stop
the number-one killer together by sharing the truth and we can
be the difference between life and death; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That in recognition of the importance of the
ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke, the House of
Representatives designate Friday, February 3, 2012, as "Wear Red
for Women Day" in Pennsylvania, and 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, because
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.
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