Bill Text: AZ HCR2046 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Wear red day; Arizona
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 19-11)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-02 - Transmitted to Secretary Of State [HCR2046 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-HCR2046-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: wear red day; Arizona |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HCR 2046 |
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Introduced by Representatives Carter, Gonzales, Hobbs, Miranda C, Pancrazi, Reeve, Tovar, Yee, Senators Aboud, Cajero Bedford, Gray, Landrum Taylor, Lopez: Representatives Alston, Barton, Brophy McGee, Burges, Fann, Goodale, Judd, Lesko, McCune Davis, McLain, Proud, Ugenti, Senators Allen, Barto, Griffin, Klein, Reagan
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
proclaiming february 3, 2012 as national wear red day in arizona.
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Whereas, currently some 8 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, 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease; and
Whereas, 26 percent of women die within a year of suffering a heart attack, compared with 19 percent of men; and
Whereas, while one in 30 American women dies from breast cancer each year, one in three dies of cardiovascular disease; and
Whereas, cardiovascular disease claims the lives of over 419,000 American females each year, almost one death per minute; and
Whereas, only 43 percent of African-American women and 44 percent of Hispanic women know that heart disease is their greatest health risk, compared with 60 percent of white 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 percent 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. Fewer 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 treatments after the symptoms began of anywhere from fifteen 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 WomenŽ 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 WomenŽ Heart CheckUp and Go Red For WomenŽ Better U, and by talking to their healthcare provider; and
Whereas, making the right choices relating to proper nutrition, physical activity and other healthy lifestyle choices are essential to living a heart healthy life; and
Whereas, the truth is that our lives are in our hands. We can stop our number one killer together by sharing the truth; we can be the difference between life and death.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. That the Members of the Legislature proclaim February 3, 2012 to be National Wear Red Day in Arizona.
2. That the Members of the Legislature support increased awareness about heart disease to empower women to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and urge all citizens to show their support for women and their fight against heart disease by wearing the color red on National Wear Red Day in Arizona.
