2013
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13-012
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Giron, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Crowder, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Hudak,
       Jahn, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Nicholson,
       Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri,
       Morse;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Buck and Fields, Buckner, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fischer, Garcia, Gardner, Gerou,
       Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda,
       Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Levy, May, McCann, McLachlan, Melton,
       Moreno, Murray, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera,
       Priola, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Singer, Sonnenberg,
       Stephens, Swalm, Szabo, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams, Wilson, Wright,
       Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING AWARENESS OF HEART DISEASE, AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, DECLARING FEBRUARY 2013 AS
       "AMERICAN HEART MONTH" AND FEBRUARY 1, 2013, AS
       "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Heart disease is the nation's leading cause of death and
       costliest disease, with direct and indirect costs estimated at $220 billion
       in 2009; and
       
          WHEREAS, Heart disease accounts for one out of three deaths
       nationwide; and
       
          WHEREAS, Nearly 2,200 Americans die of heart disease each day,
       an average of one death every 39 seconds; and
       
          WHEREAS, Nearly 33% of deaths due to heart disease occur before
       the age of 75; and
       
          WHEREAS, An estimated 785,000 people in the U.S. will have a new
       coronary attack, 470,000 people nationwide will have a recurrent attack,
       and an additional 195,000 "silent" heart attacks will occur this year; and
       
          WHEREAS, Heart disease is a particular area of concern for women,
       as there are currently about 8,000,000 women in the U.S. living with heart
       disease, yet only one in five women believes that heart disease is her
       greatest health threat; and
       
          WHEREAS, 26% of women die within a year of suffering a heart
       attack, compared with 19% of men; and
       
          WHEREAS, Heart disease claims the lives of over 419,000 American
       females each year, almost one death per minute; and
       
          WHEREAS, Nearly as many women die of heart disease, stroke, and
       all other cardiovascular diseases as the next three leading causes of death
       combined, including all cancers; and
       
          WHEREAS, Only 43% of African-American women and 44% of
       Hispanic women know that heart disease is their greatest health risk,
       compared with 60% of white women; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2010, the American Heart Association (AHA) set a
       2020 impact goal to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans
       by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by
       20%; and
       
          WHEREAS, Through research, population- and community-level
       interventions, and public health and policy measures, the AHA 2020
       impact goal can be achieved; 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
       
          WHEREAS, The AHA asks citizens to help save lives by calling 911
       if symptoms occur, becoming trained in CPR, and encouraging
       comprehensive automated external defibrillator programs in their
       communities; and
       
          WHEREAS, Go Red For Women is the AHA's national call to
       increase awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death for
       women, 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 AHA's My Life Check, Go Red For
       Women Heart CheckUp, My Heart My Life, and Go Red For Women
       Better U Nutrition and Fitness Program, as well as by talking to a health
       care provider; and
       
          WHEREAS, By increasing awareness, speaking up about heart
       disease, and empowering both women and men to reduce the risk for
       cardiovascular disease, we can save thousands of lives each year; now,
       therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the General Assembly:
       
          (1)  In recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart
       disease, proclaim February 2013 to be "American Heart Month";
       
          (2)  Also proclaim Friday, February 1, 2013, to be "National Wear Red
       Day" and urge all citizens to show their support for women and the fight
       against heart disease by wearing the color red; and
       
          (3)  Encourage all citizens to recognize the critical importance of tools
       and skills that will increase survival rates for persons at risk from
       cardiovascular disease.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       the Denver and Colorado Springs chapters of the American Heart
       Association.
       
       
       
       
       
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       John P. Morse                        Mark Ferrandino
       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