BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: March 26, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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13 (Jackson) - As Amended January 29, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 34-0
SUBJECT: American Heart Month and Wear Red Day in California.
SUMMARY: Recognizes the month of February 2015 as American
Heart Month in California and February 6, 2015, as Wear Red Day
in California in order to raise awareness of the importance of
the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Heart disease is the number one killer of women, yet 80
percent of cardiac events can be prevented; and 90 percent of
women have one or more risk factors for developing heart
disease, yet only one in five American women believe that
heart disease is her greatest health threat.
2)Cardiovascular disease is the cause of death of one in three
women who die each year, approximately one woman every minute;
and women are less likely to call 911 for themselves when
experiencing symptoms of a heart attack than they are if
someone else were having a heart attack.
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3)An estimated 44 million women in the United States are
affected by cardiovascular disease; and since 1984, more women
than men have died each year from heart disease.
4)The American Heart Association is celebrating February 2015 as
American Heart Month and promoting education and awareness by
encouraging citizens to learn the warning signs of heart
attack and stroke.
5)Women involved with the American Heart Association's Go Red
For Women movement live healthier lives. Nearly 90 percent
have made at least one healthy behavior change.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)
319-2800