SJR67,1,43 Whereas, heart disease is the number one killer of women, yet is often
4preventable; and

SJR67,1,65 Whereas, cardiovascular diseases cause one in three women's deaths each year,
6killing approximately one woman every minute; and

SJR67,1,87 Whereas, an estimated 43 million women in the United States are affected by
8cardiovascular diseases; and

SJR67,1,109 Whereas, heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined,
10but is often undiagnosed; and

SJR67,1,1311 Whereas, 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing
12heart disease, yet only one in five American women believe that heart disease is her
13greatest health threat; and

SJR67,1,1514 Whereas, women comprise only 24 percent of participants in all heart-related
15studies; and

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1Whereas, since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart
2disease and the gap between men's and women's survival continues to widen; and

SJR67,2,53 Whereas, women are less likely to call "911" for themselves when experiencing
4symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else were having a heart attack;
5and

SJR67,2,86 Whereas, the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement has
7been affecting the health of women for ten years and more than 627,000 women's
8lives have been saved and 330 fewer women are dying every day; and

SJR67,2,209 Whereas, in celebration of the Tenth Birthday of National Wear Red Day on
10February 7, 2014, Go Red For Women is asking all women across America to Go Red
11by wearing red and speaking red:
12•   Get Your Numbers: ask your doctor to check your blood pressure and
13cholesterol;
14• Own Your Lifestyle: stop smoking, lose weight, exercise, and eat healthy;
15• Realize Your Risk: women think it won't happen, but heart disease is the cause
16of one in three female deaths each year;
17•   Educate Your Family: make healthy food choices for you and your family;
18teach your kids the importance of staying active;
19•   Don't be silent: tell every woman you know that heart disease is their Number
20One killer; raise your voice at GoRedForWomen.org; now, therefore, be it