84R5896 BPG-D
By: Harless H.R. No. 163
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Heart disease ranks as the number one killer of
women, but 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented; and
WHEREAS, An estimated 44 million women in the United States
are affected by cardiovascular diseases, which kill one woman
almost every minute and represent a third of female deaths each
year; and
WHEREAS, Although 90 percent of women have one or more risk
factors for developing heart disease, only one in five realizes
that heart disease is her greatest health threat; women are less
likely to call 9-1-1 for themselves when experiencing symptoms of a
heart attack than they are to seek assistance for someone else in
the same situation; and
WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year
from heart disease; nevertheless, women are underrepresented in
scientific research, comprising just 24 percent of participants in
all heart-related studies; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association established the Go
Red For Women campaign and National Wear Red Day to promote measures
that can reduce heart disease; the organization urges women to
maintain a healthy diet, exercise, stop smoking, and get their
blood pressure and cholesterol checked; in addition, it reminds
them to teach their children the importance of staying active and
eating sensibly; and
WHEREAS, By dressing in red on National Wear Red Day,
citizens can raise awareness of heart disease, help others learn to
reduce their risk, and demonstrate support for more research and
education concerning heart disease and women; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That February 6, 2015, be recognized as National
Wear Red Day and that all Texans be encouraged to participate in
this important observance.