SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 157
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join members and supporters of the American Heart Association in
recognizing February 4, 2011, as National Wear Red Day in Texas;
and
WHEREAS, Diseases of the heart are the nation's leading
cause of death, and stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death;
cardiovascular disease claims the lives of over 421,000 American
females each year, approximately one death per minute; 52 percent
of all deaths due to cardiovascular disease and 60 percent of all
deaths due to stroke occur in females; and
WHEREAS, Too many women die each year because they are
unaware that heart disease is their number one killer; in 2007,
the direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular diseases in the
United States including stroke, was estimated to be $286 billion;
nearly as many women die of heart disease, stroke, and all other
cardiovascular diseases than of the next four leading causes of
death combined, including all cancers, yet only 16 percent of
women surveyed in 2009 identified cardiovascular disease as the
greatest health problem facing them; and
WHEREAS, The Go Red For Women initiative is the American
Heart Association's national movement to increase awareness
about heart disease and to empower women to take charge of their
lives and their heart health; making the right choices relating
to proper nutrition, physical activity, and other healthy
lifestyle choices is an essential part of living a heart-healthy
life, and this initiative is designed to remind all people that
by choosing to Make It Your Mission! you can save lives; and
WHEREAS, February is American Heart Month, and the State of
Texas joins in National Wear Red Day on February 4, 2011, as an
opportunity for all citizens to show their support for women in
the fight against heart disease; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby proclaim February 4, 2011, as National Wear
Red Day in Texas and encourage all citizens to wear red on that
day to increase awareness about women's cardiovascular disease
and to show their support; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
commemoration of National Wear Red Day in Texas.
Nelson, Shapiro
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 2, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate