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10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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13 | 13 | | A resolution designating February 2022 as "American 2 |
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14 | 14 | | Heart Month" in Florida. 3 |
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16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, cardiovascular disease affects men, women, and 5 |
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17 | 17 | | children of every age and race in the United States, and is the 6 |
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18 | 18 | | leading cause of death in the United States, and 7 |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, from 2019 to 2020, deaths from heart disease 8 |
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20 | 20 | | increased by 4.8 percent, the largest increase in heart disease 9 |
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21 | 21 | | deaths since 2012, and 10 |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the global COVID -19 pandemic poses a significantly 11 |
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23 | 23 | | high risk to individuals with cardiovascular disease and other 12 |
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24 | 24 | | risk factors, and 13 |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, individuals in the United States have made great 14 |
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26 | 26 | | progress in reducing the death rate for cardiovascular disease, 15 |
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27 | 27 | | but this progress has been more modest with respect to the death 16 |
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28 | 28 | | rate for cardiovascular disease in women and minorities, and 17 |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of 18 |
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30 | 30 | | women in the United States, killing more women than all forms of 19 |
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31 | 31 | | cancer combined, NOW, THEREFORE, 20 |
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33 | 33 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 22 |
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46 | 46 | | That February 2022 is designated as "American Heart Month" 25 |
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47 | 47 | | in Florida. 26 |
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