2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-010
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Williams S., Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King S., Kopp, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Mitchell, Morse, Newell, Nicholson, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz,
       Shaffer B., Steadman, Tochtrop, White;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Todd, Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B.,
       Gardner D., Gerou, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey,
       McCann, McKinley, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston,
       Priola, Ramirez, Riesberg, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Solano, Sonnenberg,
       Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Tyler, Vaad,
       Vigil, Waller, Williams A., Wilson, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF FEBRUARY 4, 2011, AS
       "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Diseases of the heart are the nation's leading cause of
       death, and stroke is the nation's fourth leading cause of death; and
       
          WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease claims the lives of over 421,000
       American females each year, approximately one death per minute; and
       
          WHEREAS, Each year, 52% of all deaths due to cardiovascular
       disease and 60% of all deaths due to stroke occur in females; and
       
          WHEREAS, Many women die each year because they are unaware
       that heart disease is their number one killer; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2007, the direct and indirect costs of cardiovascular
       diseases in the U.S., including stroke, was estimated to be $286 billion;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Nearly as many women die of heart disease, stroke, and
       other cardiovascular diseases as die from the next four leading causes of
       death combined, including all cancers; and
       
          WHEREAS, Only 16% of women surveyed in 2009 identified
       cardiovascular disease as the greatest health problem they face; and
       
          WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month; and
       
          WHEREAS, Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association's
       national call to increase awareness about heart disease and to inspire
       women to take charge of their heart health; and
       
          WHEREAS, All women should learn their own personal risk for heart
       disease, using tools such as the American Heart Association's My Life
       Check, Go Red For Women Heart CheckUp, and Go Red For Women
       Better U, and by talking to their health care provider; and
       
          WHEREAS, Making the right choices relating to proper nutrition,
       physical activity, and other healthy lifestyle choices is essential to living
       a heart-healthy life and can save lives; and
       
          WHEREAS, By increasing awareness, speaking up about heart
       disease, and empowering women to reduce their risk for cardiovascular
       disease, thousands of lives can be saved each year; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
                    That we, the members of the General Assembly, in recognition of the
       importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke, do
       hereby proclaim Friday, February 4, 2011, to be "National Wear Red
       Day" in the State of Colorado, and we urge all citizens to show their
       support for women and the fight against heart disease on this day by
       wearing the color red.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       the Denver chapter of the American Heart Association.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES