2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-007
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Martinez Humenik and Donovan, Aguilar, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Crowder, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath,
       Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Marble, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg,
       Steadman, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Roupe and Primavera, Arndt, Becker J., Becker
       K., Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner,
       Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf,
       Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush,
       Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin,
       Ransom, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler,
       Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Young,
       Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING AWARENESS OF HEART DISEASE, AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, DECLARING FEBRUARY 6, 2015, AS
       "NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Heart disease is the number one killer of women, yet 80
       percent of cardiac events can be prevented; and
       
          WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women's
       deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute; and
       
          WHEREAS, An estimated 44 million women in the U.S. are affected
       by cardiovascular diseases; and
       
          WHEREAS, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors
       for developing heart diseases, yet only one in five American women
       believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat; and
       
          WHEREAS, Since 1984, more women than men have died each year
       from heart disease; and
       
          WHEREAS, Women comprise only 24 percent of participants in all
       heart-related studies; and
       
          WHEREAS, Women are less likely to call 911 for themselves when
       experiencing symptoms of a heart attack than if someone else were
       having a heart attack; and
       
          WHEREAS, Only 43 percent of African American women and 44
       percent of Hispanic American women know that heart disease is their
       greatest health risk, compared with 60 percent of Caucasian American
       women; and
       
          WHEREAS, Women involved with the American Heart Association's
       "Go Red For Women" movement live healthier lives, nearly 90 percent
       having made at least one healthy behavioral change; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
          
          (1)  That we, the members of the General Assembly, in recognition of
       the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke:
       
          (a)  Declare Friday, February 6, 2015, to be "National Wear Red Day"
       and urge all citizens to commemorate the day and show their support for
       women and the fight against heart disease by wearing the color red; and
       
          (b)  Encourage all Americans to GO RED:
               Get your numbers by asking your doctor to check your blood
               pressure and cholesterol;
               Own your lifestyle by losing weight, eating healthily, exercising,
               and not smoking;
               Raise your voice by advocating for more women-related research
               and education;
               Educate your family by making healthy food choices and teaching
               your children the importance of staying active; 
               Don't be silent: Tell every woman you know 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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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi L. Markwell                     Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES