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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 86
Author: Buchanan (D), et al.
Amended: 2/6/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 2/6/14
SUBJECT : American Heart Month
SOURCE : American Heart Association
DIGEST : This resolution 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 and urges all
Californians to show support for women and the fight against
heart disease by wearing the color red.
ANALYSIS : 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.
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3.Women comprise only 24% of participants in all heart-related
studies, and since 1984, more women than men have died each
year from heart disease, and the gap continues to widen.
4.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.
This resolution 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 and urges all Californians to show
support for women and the fight against heart disease by wearing
the color red.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 2/19/14)
American Heart Association (source)
California Healthcare Institute
JL:k 2/19/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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