2014
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14-007
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman,
       Crowder, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Herpin, Hill, Hodge, Jahn,
       Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble,
       Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Rivera, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz,
       Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri, Zenzinger, Carroll;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hullinghorst and Szabo, Becker, Buck,
       Buckner, Conti, Court, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fields, Fischer,
       Foote, Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Humphrey, Joshi,
       Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, May,
       McCann, McLachlan, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray,
       Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola,
       Rankin, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Singer,
       Sonnenberg, Stephens, Swalm, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams, Wilson,
       Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING AWARENESS OF HEART DISEASE, AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, DECLARING FEBRUARY 7, 2014, AS
       "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Heart disease is the number one killer of women and
       accounts for one out of three women's deaths each year, killing
       approximately one woman every minute; and
       
          WHEREAS, There are currently an estimated 43 million 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, Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the
       world and kills more women than all forms of cancer, but it often goes
       undiagnosed; and
       
          WHEREAS, 90% of women have one or more risk factors for
       developing heart disease; and
       
          WHEREAS, Women comprise only 24% of participants in all
       heart-related studies; and
       
          WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year
       from heart disease, and the gap between men's and women's survival rates
       continues to widen; and
       
          WHEREAS, Women are less likely to call 911 for themselves when
       experiencing symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else has
       a heart attack; and
       
          WHEREAS, Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association's
       (AHA) national call to increase awareness about heart disease and to
       inspire women to take charge of their heart health; and
       
          WHEREAS, The AHA's Go Red For Women movement has been
       helping to improve the health of women for over ten years, saving the
       lives of over 627,000 women and decreasing fatalities among women by
       34%; and
       
          WHEREAS, By increasing awareness, speaking up about heart
       disease, and empowering women to reduce their risk for heart disease, we
       can save thousands of lives each year; and
       
          WHEREAS, In celebration of the 10th anniversary of National Wear
       Red Day, Go Red For Women is asking all women across America to GO
       RED; 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, in recognition of the
       importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke:
       
          (1)  Declare Friday, February 7, 2014, 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
       
          (2)  Encourage all women to GO RED:
       
               Get your numbers by asking your doctor to check your blood
               pressure and cholesterol;
               Own your lifestyle by exercising, eating healthy, and not smoking;
               Realize your risk by being aware of how heart disease affects
               women;
               Educate your family by discussing and making healthy food
               choices for you and your family; and
               Don't be silent. Tell women in your life that heart disease is their
               number one killer. Raise your voice at GoRedForWomen.org.
       
          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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       Morgan Carroll                       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