,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h1 #bjaf,ms4
 ,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mrs4 
,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,w>r51    
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4      
,murk[ski1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mrs4      
,fis*]1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4 
,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,durb91 & ,ms4 ,mikulski7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,febru>y #bjaf 
z ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? & ,febru>y #e1   
#bjaf1 z ,national ,we> ,r$ ,day4       
,:]eas he>t disease affects m51 wom51 & 
*ildr5 ( e age & race 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas1 betwe5 #bjjc & #bjac1 ! dea?   
rate f he>t disease fell ne>ly #dj      
p]c5t1 b he>t disease cont9ues to be !  
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
tak+ ! lives ( approximately #cgj1jjj   
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & acc\nt+ 
= #a 9 #g dea?s nationwide2 ,:]eas      

cong5ital he>t defects are ! mo/ common 
bir? defect 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z well z 
! lead+ kill] ( infants ) bir? defects2 
,:]eas1 e ye>1 an e/imat$ #gej1jjj      
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h a he>t  
attack1 ( :i* an e/imat$ #aaf1jjj       
individuals die2 ,:]eas c>diovascul>    
disease & /roke acc\nt =                
#caf1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures
 & lo/ productivity annually2 ,:]eas    
c>diovascul> disease & /roke w acc\nt = 
#a1cic1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e          
exp5ditures & lo/ productivity annually 
by #bjcj2 ,:]eas individuals 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates h made great progress 9 r$uc+ !  
dea? rate = coron>y he>t disease1 b ?is 
progress has be5 m mode/ ) respect to ! 
dea? rate = coron>y he>t disease = wom5 
& m9orities2 ,:]eas _m p d n recognize t
 he>t disease is ! numb] #a kill] ( wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 tak+ ! lives (      
#bhg1bbj wom5 9 #bjab2 ,:]eas ne>ly     
#b_/c ( wom5 :o unexpect$ly die ( he>t  
disease h no previ\s symptoms ( disease2
 ,:]eas ne>ly #a_/b ( all               

,african-,am]ican adults h "s =m (      
c>diovascul> disease1 includ+ #dh p]c5t 
( ,african-,am]ican wom5 & #df p]c5t (  
,african-,am]ican m52 ,:]eas _m m9ority 
wom51 includ+ ,african-,am]ican1        
,hispanic1 ,asian-,am]ican1 &           
,native-,am]ican wom5 & wom5 f indig5\s 
populations1 h a great] preval5ce ( risk
 factors or are at a high] risk ( dea? f
 he>t disease1 /roke1 & o!r c>diovascul>
 diseases1 b su* wom5 are less likely to
 "k ( ! risk2 ,:]eas1 betwe5 #aife &    
#bjaf1 treatm5t ( c>diovascul> disease =
 wom5 has l>gely be5 bas$ on m$ical     
rese>* on m52 ,:]eas1 due to ! diff]5ces
 9 he>t disease betwe5 males & females1 
m rese>* & data on ! effects ( he>t     
disease treatm5ts = wom5 is vital2      
,:]eas ext5sive cl9ical & /ati/ical     
/udies h id5tifi$ major & contribut+    
factors t increase ! risk ( he>t        
disease1 includ+ high blood pressure1   
high blood *ole/]ol1 smok+ tobacco      
products1 exposure to tobacco smoke1    
physical inactivity1 obesity1 & diabetes

 mellitus2 ,:]eas an individual c       
greatly r$uce ! risk ( c>diovascul>     
disease ?r\gh life/yle modification     
c\pl$ ) m$ical treatm5t :5 necess>y2    
,:]eas great] aw>5ess & e>ly detection (
 risk factors ( he>t disease c improve &
 save ! lives ( ?\s&s ( individuals 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>2 ,:]eas "u ! ,jo9t
 ,resolution entitl$ ,jo9t ,resolution  
to provide = ! designation ( ! mon? (   
,febru>y 9 ea* ye> z ,am]ican ,he>t     
,mon?1 approv$ ,decemb] #cj1 #aifc 7#cf 
,u4,s4,c4 #aja71 ,congress reque/$ t !  
,presid5t issue an annual proclamation  
designat+ ,febru>y z ,am]ican ,he>t     
,mon?2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,he>t1 ,lung1 
& ,blood ,in/itute ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 ! ,am]ican ,he>t   
,association1 & _m o!r organizations    
celebrate ,national ,we> ,r$ ,day dur+  
,febru>y by go+ r$ to increase aw>5ess  
ab\t he>t disease z ! lead+ kill] (     
wom52 & ,:]eas1 e ye> s9ce #aifd1 !     
,presid5t has issu$ a proclamation      
designat+ ! mon? ( ,febru>y z ,am]ican  

,he>t ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goals & ideals 
( ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? & ,national ,we> 
,r$ ,day2  7#b7 recognizes & reaffirms !
 commitm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fight+  
he>t disease & /roke by--  7,a7 promot+ 
aw>5ess ab\t ! causes1 risks1 &         
prev5tion ( he>t disease & /roke2  7,b7 
support+ rese>* on he>t disease & /roke2
 &  7,c7 exp&+ access to m$ical         
treatm5t2  7#c7 comm5ds ! ef=ts (       
,/ates1 t]ritories & possessions ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 localities1 nonpr(it     
organizations1 bus9esses & o!r entities1
 & ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o support     
,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? & ,national ,we>   
,r$ ,day2 &  7#d7 enc\rages e individual
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n ab\t ! risk (
 ! individual = he>t disease4