73rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2005 Regular Session
 
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 LC 1207
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 1
                Ordered by the House February 28
          Including House Amendments dated February 28
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senators Jackie Winters and
  Kate Brown)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Recognizes February 4, 2005, as '  { - Go - }   { + Wear + }
Red for Women Day. '
 
                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas cardiovascular diseases are the nation's leading cause
of death, and stroke is the third leading cause of death; and
  Whereas cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than
5,000 women in Oregon and more than half a million American women
each year; and
  Whereas each year, 53.2 percent of deaths among women are from
cardiovascular diseases as compared to 46.8 percent of deaths
among men, and 40,000 more women than men have a stroke; and
  Whereas the cost related to cardiovascular diseases and stroke
in the United States is estimated at $393.5 billion; and
  Whereas coronary heart disease rates in women are two to three
times higher after menopause than the rates in women the same age
before menopause; and
  Whereas 64 percent of women who die suddenly of coronary heart
disease have no previous symptoms of this disease; and
  Whereas February is designated as American Heart Month; and
  Whereas the American Heart Association created a campaign
designed to raise women's awareness of the magnitude of
cardiovascular diseases and to encourage women to make positive
changes in their lives that could help reduce the risk of
cardiovascular diseases and stroke; and
  Whereas this effort is known as the 'Wear Red for Women '
campaign; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-third Legislative Assembly,
join in designation of February 4, 2005, as 'Wear Red for Women
Day,' and urge all citizens to recognize the critical importance
of knowing the risk factors and the warning signs of heart attack
and stroke by wearing the color red to commemorate this day. By
increasing awareness of both heart attack and stroke, we can save
thousands of lives each year.
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