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          Date of Hearing:   January 30, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                 ACR 86 (Buchanan) - As Introduced:  January 27, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   American Heart Month and Wear Red Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes February 2014 as American Heart Month and  
          February 7, 2014, as Wear Red Day in California in order to  
          raise awareness of the importance of the ongoing fight against  
          heart disease and stroke; urges all Californians to show support  
          for women and the fight against heart disease by wearing the  
          color red.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:

          1)February is designated as American Heart Month; and Go Red for  
            Women is the American Heart Association's national call to  
            increase awareness about heart disease and inspire women to  
            take charge of their heart health.

          2)More women die from heart disease than all forms of cancer  
            combined and more than one in three female adults has some  
            form of cardiovascular disease; yet only one in five women  
            believe that heart disease is her greatest threat.

          3)Wear Red Day is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on February  
            7, 2014, and is asking all women across America to Go Red by  
            wearing red and speaking red to all of the following: Get Your  
            Numbers, ask your doctor to check your blood pressure and  
            cholesterol; Own Your Lifestyle, stop smoking, lose weight,  
            exercise, and eat healthy; Realize Your Risk; Educate Your  
            Family, make healthy food choices for you and your family and  
            teach your kids the importance of staying active; Don't Be  
            Silent, tell every woman you know that heart disease is their  
            No. 1 killer. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.


           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          American Heart Association








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           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800