Bill Text: PA HR54 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of February 2009 as "American Heart Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-02-10 - Adopted [HR54 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR54-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 294
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 54 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BROOKS, BROWN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, DALEY, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MENSCH, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, STURLA, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 6, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 6, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of February 2009 as "American Heart Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is this nation's leading
cause of death with direct and indirect costs estimated to be
$475.3 billion in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease accounts for more than 35% of
all deaths nationwide; and
WHEREAS, Each year, 53% of all deaths due to cardiovascular
disease and 61% due to stroke, occur in females; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 2,400 Americans died of cardiovascular
disease each day, an average of one death every 37 seconds; and
WHEREAS, In 2006, more than 43,100 people died from
cardiovascular disease in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, More women die of heart disease, stroke and all
other cardiovascular diseases than the next five leading causes
of death combined, including cancer; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 785,000 people in the United States
will have a new coronary attack, an estimated 470,000 people
nationwide will have a recurrent attack and an additional
195,000 "silent" coronary attacks will go undiagnosed this year;
and
WHEREAS, More than 90% of primary care physicians don't know
that heart disease kills more women than men each year; and
WHEREAS, Women are less likely than men to receive certain
diagnostic testing and treatments, such as angioplasties and
stents, for cardiovascular diseases; and
WHEREAS, Drug and medical device effectiveness may differ in
women and men, yet doctors and researchers often do not know how
safe and effective a particular medicine or device is for women;
and
WHEREAS, The research clearly shows that there are tools
available to increase survival rates from cardiovascular
disease; and
WHEREAS, Efforts of the American Heart Association encourage
citizens to help save lives by calling 911 if symptoms occur,
become trained in CPR and encourage comprehensive automated
external defibrillator programs in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Making the right choices relating to proper
nutrition, physical activity, doctor visits and other lifestyle
methods is essential to living a heart-healthy life; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is celebrating
February 2009 as "American Heart Month" and promoting education
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and awareness by encouraging citizens to learn the warning signs
of heart attack and stroke; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in recognition
of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease,
designate February 2009 as "American Heart Month" in
Pennsylvania and urge all citizens to recognize the critical
importance of tools and skills that will increase survival rates
from cardiac arrest so that thousands of lives can be saved each
year.
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