Bill Text: MN SR21 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Draft
Bill Title: A Senate resolution recognizing Go Red Day
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-10 - Referred to Rules and Administration [SR21 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SR21-Draft.html
1.1A Senate resolution
1.2recognizing Go Red Day.
1.3WHEREAS, heart disease is the number one killer of women over the age of 20, and one
1.4in three American women dies of heart disease; and
1.5WHEREAS, cardiovascular disease claims the lives of over 430,000 American women
1.6each year, approximately one death per minute and 5,000 Minnesota women each year, or about
1.714 each day; and
1.8WHEREAS, in 2010, the direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular diseases in the United
1.9States, including stroke, is estimated at $503.2 billion; and
1.10WHEREAS, 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart
1.11disease, including smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight/obesity, physical
1.12inactivity, diabetes, a family history of early heart disease, and age; and
1.13WHEREAS, 80 percent of cardiac events in women may be prevented if women make the
1.14right choices for their hearts involving diet, exercise, and abstinence from smoking; and
1.15WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month; and
1.16WHEREAS, Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association's national call to
1.17increase awareness about heart disease--the leading cause of death for women--and to inspire
1.18women to take charge of their heart health to reduce that risk; and
1.19WHEREAS, all women should learn their own personal risk for heart disease by using
1.20tools such as the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Heart Check Up and Go Red
1.21for Women Better U, and by talking to their healthcare providers; and
1.22WHEREAS, women's health remains a priority for families, communities, and government,
1.23and our commitment to keeping women healthy is stronger than ever; NOW, THEREFORE,
1.24BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that, in recognition of the
1.25importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke, proclaims Friday, February 4,
1.262011, to be Go Red for Women Day in the State of Minnesota, and that it urges all citizens,
1.27businesses, and organizations to show their support for women and the fight against heart disease
1.28by wearing red and promoting Go Red initiatives throughout the state; by increasing awareness of
1.29the risk factors for heart disease and taking actions to reduce them, we can save thousands of
1.30lives each year.
1.31BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
1.32enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
1.33Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Sharon Kephart.
1.2recognizing Go Red Day.
1.3WHEREAS, heart disease is the number one killer of women over the age of 20, and one
1.4in three American women dies of heart disease; and
1.5WHEREAS, cardiovascular disease claims the lives of over 430,000 American women
1.6each year, approximately one death per minute and 5,000 Minnesota women each year, or about
1.714 each day; and
1.8WHEREAS, in 2010, the direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular diseases in the United
1.9States, including stroke, is estimated at $503.2 billion; and
1.10WHEREAS, 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart
1.11disease, including smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight/obesity, physical
1.12inactivity, diabetes, a family history of early heart disease, and age; and
1.13WHEREAS, 80 percent of cardiac events in women may be prevented if women make the
1.14right choices for their hearts involving diet, exercise, and abstinence from smoking; and
1.15WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month; and
1.16WHEREAS, Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association's national call to
1.17increase awareness about heart disease--the leading cause of death for women--and to inspire
1.18women to take charge of their heart health to reduce that risk; and
1.19WHEREAS, all women should learn their own personal risk for heart disease by using
1.20tools such as the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Heart Check Up and Go Red
1.21for Women Better U, and by talking to their healthcare providers; and
1.22WHEREAS, women's health remains a priority for families, communities, and government,
1.23and our commitment to keeping women healthy is stronger than ever; NOW, THEREFORE,
1.24BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that, in recognition of the
1.25importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke, proclaims Friday, February 4,
1.262011, to be Go Red for Women Day in the State of Minnesota, and that it urges all citizens,
1.27businesses, and organizations to show their support for women and the fight against heart disease
1.28by wearing red and promoting Go Red initiatives throughout the state; by increasing awareness of
1.29the risk factors for heart disease and taking actions to reduce them, we can save thousands of
1.30lives each year.
1.31BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
1.32enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
1.33Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Sharon Kephart.
| 1.34 1.35 1.36 |
Cal R. Ludeman Secretary of the Senate |
Amy T. Koch Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration |
| 1.37 1.38 |
Linda Scheid State Senator, District 46 |
