BILL NUMBER: ACR 91	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Buchanan

                        JANUARY 18, 2012

   Relative to American Heart Month and Wear Red Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 91, as introduced, Buchanan. American Heart Month and Wear Red
Day.
   This measure would recognize the month of February 2012 as
American Heart Month in California and recognize February 3, 2012, as
Wear Red Day in California.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the nation's leading cause of
death and costliest disease, with direct and indirect costs estimated
to be $297.7 billion dollars; and
   WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease accounts for one in three deaths
nationwide; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each
day, approximately one death every 39 seconds; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly 33 percent of deaths due to cardiovascular disease
occur before the age of 75 years; and
   WHEREAS, In the United States, an estimated 785,000 people will
have a coronary attack, an estimated 470,000 people will have a
recurrent attack, and an additional 195,000 "silent" heart attacks
will occur this year; and
   WHEREAS, Each year 64,670 Californians die from cardiovascular
disease; and
   WHEREAS, Approximately 8 million women in the United States are
living with heart disease, yet only one in five American women
believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat; and
   WHEREAS, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for
developing heart disease; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly as many women die of heart disease, stroke, and
all other cardiovascular diseases than the next four leading causes
of death combined, including all cancers; and
   WHEREAS, Only 16 percent of women surveyed in 2009 identified
cardiovascular disease as the greatest health problem facing them;
and
   WHEREAS, Common symptoms for women are different than men and
include pain of the jaw, arm, or back, but most women reported a
delay of anywhere from 15 minutes to two weeks before seeking
treatment after symptoms began; and
   WHEREAS, The research is clear that there are preventive
strategies, as well as community-based strategies, that can increase
survival rates from cardiovascular disease; and
   WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month, and
Californians should learn the warning signs of heart disease and
stroke; and
   WHEREAS, Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association'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, Making the right choices relating to proper nutrition,
physical activity, and other healthy lifestyle choices are essential
to living a heart healthy life; and
   WHEREAS, Wear Red Day is recognized nationwide each year to
highlight the Go Red for Women campaign; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the month of
February 2012 as American Heart Month in California in order to raise
awareness of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart
disease and stroke; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes February 3, 2012, as
Wear Red Day in California, and urges all Californians to show their
support for women and the fight against heart disease by
commemorating this day by wearing the color red; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature urges public support for Go Red for
Women events planned in California during American Heart Month; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.