Bill Text: IL HR0969 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares March 12, 2016 as "Red Sari Day" for South Asian Cardiovascular Disease Awareness in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR0969 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0969-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, South Asians are individuals who derive their | ||||||
| 3 | ethnic origins from the Indian Subcontinent, made up of | ||||||
| 4 | countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, South Asians hold a high risk of heart attack and | ||||||
| 6 | stroke that has often been overlooked; this increased risk is | ||||||
| 7 | due to a variety of factors, ranging from genetics to lifestyle | ||||||
| 8 | choices; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, South Asians are at 4 times greater risk for heart | ||||||
| 10 | disease than the general population; amongst South Asian men, | ||||||
| 11 | 25% of heart attacks occur under the age of 40 and 50% occur | ||||||
| 12 | under the age of 50; South Asian women have a 30% increased | ||||||
| 13 | risk of heart disease when compared to Caucasians and a 325% | ||||||
| 14 | increased risk when compared to the Chinese; South Asians make | ||||||
| 15 | up 17% of the world population, but hold 60% of the world's | ||||||
| 16 | cardiovascular disease burden; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate | ||||||
| 18 | Heart Institute of Advocate Health Care is the first of its | ||||||
| 19 | kind in the Midwest designed to serve the South Asian | ||||||
| 20 | community; the aim of the Center is to educate, screen, | ||||||
| 21 | prevent, and treat South Asians for their high risk of cardiac | ||||||
| 22 | disease; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate | ||||||
| 2 | Heart Institute of Advocate Health Care provides a combination | ||||||
| 3 | of hospital and outpatient clinical services to assure | ||||||
| 4 | individuals and their families a comfortable and culturally | ||||||
| 5 | sensitive experience; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The outreach efforts at the South Asian | ||||||
| 7 | Cardiovascular Center at Advocate Heart Institute of Advocate | ||||||
| 8 | Health Care are intended to inspire change and provide options | ||||||
| 9 | to live a heart healthy lifestyle; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | declare March 12, 2016 as "Red Sari Day" for South Asian | ||||||
| 13 | Cardiovascular Disease Awareness in the State of Illinois; and | ||||||
| 14 | be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate | ||||||
| 17 | Heart Institute of Advocate Health Care as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | esteem and respect.
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