ENROLLED SENATE
RESOLUTION NO. 41	By:	David, Aldridge, Allen, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Boggs, Branan, Brecheen, Brinkley, Brooks, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Crain, Dahm, Ellis, Fields, Ford, Garrison, Griffin, Halligan, Holt, Ivester, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Rob), Jolley, Justice, Loveless, Marlatt, Mazzei, McAffrey, Newberry, Paddack, Schulz, Sharp, Shaw, Shortey, Shumate, Simpson, Sparks, Standridge, Stanislawski, Sykes, Treat and Wyrick

A Resolution proclaiming Friday, February 7, 2014, as Wear Red Day in Oklahoma in recognition of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke.

WHEREAS, heart disease is the number one killer of women yet is often preventable; and

WHEREAS, cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women's deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute; and

WHEREAS, an estimated 43 million women in the U.S. are affected by cardiovascular diseases; and

WHEREAS, heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined, but is often undiagnosed; and

WHEREAS, ninety 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; and

WHEREAS, women comprise only 24 percent of participants in all heart-related studies; and

WHEREAS, since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease and the gap between men and women's survival continues to widen; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement has been impacting the health of women for 10 years and more than 627,000 women's lives have been saved and 330 fewer women are dying every day; and

WHEREAS, in celebration of the 10th Birthday of National Wear Red Day on February 7, 2014, Go Red for Women is asking all women across America to Go Red by wearing the color red.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 54TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate proclaims Friday, February 7, 2014, as Wear Red Day in the State of Oklahoma and urges all citizens to show their support for women and the fight against heart disease by wearing the color red.

Adopted by the Senate the 6th day of February, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

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