Bill Text: NY K00547 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 547 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim Friday, February 4, 2022, as Wear Red for Women Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-20)

Status: (Passed) 2022-02-09 - adopted [K00547 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00547-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 547

BY: M. of A. Gunther

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        Friday, February 4, 2022, as Wear Red for Women  Day
        in the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim Friday, February 4, 2022, as Wear  Red
for Women Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the American
Heart Association's Go Red For Women National Campaign; and

  WHEREAS,  Heart  disease  is the number one killer of women, killing
more women than men with about one in three deaths each year; and

  WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)  claim  the  lives  of  over
460,000  American  females  (about  one  death per minute) each year; in
2008, the combination of CVD deaths in females was 419,730  compared  to
all forms of cancer combined, which killed 270,210 females; and

  WHEREAS,  About  64%  of  women who have died suddenly of a coronary
heart disease have experienced no previous symptoms; and

  WHEREAS, A stroke, which is a  disease  that  affects  the  arteries
leading to and within the brain, is the fifth leading cause of death and
the  leading  cause  of  disability  in the United States; about 130,000
Americans die each year, one in every 18 deaths; and

  WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month, and Friday,
February 4, 2022, is  National  Wear  Red  Day  in  recognition  of  the
importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke; and

  WHEREAS,  Go  Red  For  Women  is  the  American Heart Association's
national call for women by women, to take charge  of  their  health  and
live  stronger,  healthier  lives;  Go Red For Women combines style with
substance, and the red dress and the color red are  the  American  Heart
Association's  symbols  for  women and heart disease; the campaign helps
raise donations to fund research to help save lives; and

  WHEREAS, The  American  Heart  Association,  the  largest  voluntary
health  organization  dedicated  to  fighting  heart disease and stroke,
continues to take a leadership role in educating women about  the  risks
of this devastating disease; and

  WHEREAS,  The  American Heart Association launched Go Red For Women,
driving home the message to women that heart disease  is  their  leading
cause of death, a fact most women still do not know; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Go  Red  For  Women  movement empowers women with the
knowledge and tools they need to take charge of their health  and  urges
women to take action now; and

  WHEREAS, Go Red For Women helps to provide women with information on
healthy  eating,  exercise,  and  risk factor reduction, such as smoking
cessation,  weight  maintenance,  blood  pressure  control   and   blood
cholesterol management; and


  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  intent  of  this Legislative Body to join the
American Heart Association in encouraging women across New York State to
Go Red For Women so they have the best chance at fighting heart disease,
the number one killer of women, and to make heart health a top  priority
so they can live longer, stronger lives; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim Friday, February 4,  2022,
as Wear Red For Women Day in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.