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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 49
BY SENATOR BROOME
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Recognizes the need to devise strategies to decrease the
high incidence of women dying of heart disease and stroke.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To recognize the need to devise strategies, with a strong emphasis on recognizing the2
warning signs of a cardiovascular event, that encompasses socioeconomic factors,3
cultural barriers, and lifestyle choices, for women at highest risk, to decrease the4
incidence of women dying of heart disease and stroke.5
WHEREAS, heart disease, often called the "silent killer", continues to be the number6
one killer of women, with a woman dying from heart disease every sixty seconds; and7
WHEREAS, heart disease claims more women's lives than the next eight causes of8
death combined, including breast cancer; and9
WHEREAS, two-thirds of American women who die suddenly from heart disease10
had no prior symptoms; and11
WHEREAS, African American women and Mexican American women have higher12
heart disease and stroke risk factors than American white women of comparable13
socioeconomic status with heart disease being the number one killer of African American14
women; and15
WHEREAS, programs such as Go Red for Women led by the American Heart16
Association, WISEWOMAN created by the Centers for Disease Control and HR 1032, the17
Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act, which was18 SCR NO. 49
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reintroduced in Congress on March 2, 2011, are all designed to improve prevention and early1
diagnosis, increase the number of women in cardiovascular trials with the trials identifying2
sex, age group, and race data, access to the best treatment options for heart disease and3
stroke and the continuation of these programs are vital in addressing women's heart health;4
and5
WHEREAS, the Women's Heart Health Initiative explores a nontraditional venue to6
provide additional cardiovascular screening for women during their OB/GYN office visits7
that can be of further assistance to health care providers in early identification, education,8
and the prevention of heart disease.9
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Legislature of Louisiana hereby recognizes10
that there is a monumental need for a call to action to devise strategies, with a strong11
emphasis on recognizing the warning signs of a cardiovascular event, that encompasses12
socioeconomic factors, cultural barriers, and lifestyle choices, for women at highest risk, to13
decrease the death of one in three women dying of heart disease and stroke each year.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the 2012 Regular Session of the15
Legislature, all members and colleagues are strongly encouraged to create public policy that16
will be implemented through the Department of Health and Hospitals, welcome public and17
private collaboration and support, raise awareness, promote education of heart disease,18
increase screening programs that will identify risk factors in women to aid in the early19
detection and prevention for heart disease, ensure access to medical treatment protocols for20
heart disease, and provide suggestions and support for lifestyle choices that contribute to the21
management of heart disease for women at highest risk, in order to improve the quality of22
life for all women.23
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Broome SCR No.
Recognizes the monumental need for a call to action to devise strategies, with a strong
emphasis on recognizing the warning signs of a cardiovascular event, that encompasses
socioeconomic factors, cultural barriers, and lifestyle choices, for women at highest risk, to
decrease the death of one in three women dying of heart disease and stroke each year.
Strongly encourages members and colleagues to create public policy that will be SCR NO. 49
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implemented through the Department of Health and Hospitals, welcome public and private
collaboration and support, raise awareness, promote education of heart disease, increase
screening programs that will identify risk factors in women to aid in the early detection and
prevention of heart disease, ensure access to medical treatment protocols for heart disease,
and provide suggestions and support for lifestyle choices that contribute to the management
of heart disease for women at highest risk, in order to improve the quality of life for all
women.