Bill Text: MI HR0012 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare February 2013 as Heart Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-23 - Adopted [HR0012 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HR0012-Enrolled.html
Reps. O'Brien, Ananich, Banks, Barnett, Brinks, Brown, Brunner, Cavanagh, Cochran, Cotter, Daley, Darany, Denby, Dillon, Driskell, Faris, Farrington, Foster, Franz, Geiss, Goike, Greimel, Haines, Haugh, Haveman, Heise, Hobbs, Hovey-Wright, Irwin, Jacobsen, Jenkins, Johnson, Kelly, Kesto, Kivela, Knezek, Kosowski, Kowall, Kurtz, LaFontaine, Lamonte, Lane, Lauwers, LaVoy, Leonard, Lipton, Lori, Lund, Lyons, MacGregor, MacMaster, McBroom, McCready, Muxlow, Nathan, Nesbitt, Outman, Poleski, Pscholka, Rendon, Roberts, Rogers, Rutledge, Santana, Schmidt, Segal, Singh, Slavens, Smiley, Somerville, Stallworth, Stanley, Switalski, Talabi, Townsend, VerHeulen, Walsh, Yanez, Yonker, Zemke and Zorn offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 12.
A resolution to declare February 2013 as Heart Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, While progress has been significant in reducing deaths from heart disease, it is still the number one killer of both women and men; and
Whereas, Cardiovascular diseases are the nation’s leading cause of death and costliest disease with direct and indirect costs estimated to be $312.6 billion; and
Whereas, Between 1999 and 2009, the rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases fell 32.7 percent, but still accounted for nearly one in three deaths in the nation; and
Whereas, About 2,150 people die from cardiovascular diseases each day accounting for about one death every 40 seconds; and
Whereas, The American Heart Association’s 2020 impact goal seeks to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent through research, population and community level interventions, public health and policy measures; and
Whereas, Efforts of the American Heart Association encourage citizens to help save lives by calling 9-1-1 if symptoms occur, become trained in CPR, and encourage comprehensive automated external defibrillator programs in their communities; and
Whereas, The American Heart Association is celebrating February 2013 as American Heart Month and promoting education and awareness by encouraging citizens to learn the warning signs of heart attack and stroke; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare February 2013 as Heart Month in the state of Michigan. We recognize the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and we urge all citizens to recognize the critical importance of tools and skills that will increase survival rates from cardiac arrest. By incorporating these tools into aggressive programs, we can save thousands of lives each year.
