,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #age  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself
 & ,mrs4 ,beatty7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! rise ( c>diovascul> disease
 z ! _w's lead+ cause ( prev5table dea? 
& disability & z ! global public heal?  
crisis ( ?is g5]ation & support+ !      
recognition ( ,febru>y #bjbc z ,am]ican 
,he>t ,mon?4  ,:]eas c>diovascul>       
disease affects m51 wom51 & *ildr5 ( e  
age & race 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
c>diovascul> disease cont9ues to be !   
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
claim+ ! lives ( ne>ly #icj1jjj         
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjbj1 m
 ?an all =ms ( canc] & *ronic l[]       
respiratory disease comb9$2 ,:]eas1 f   
#bjai to #bjbj1 dea?s f he>t disease    
increas$ by #d4h p]c5t1 ! l>ge/ increase
 9 he>t disease dea?s s9ce #bjab1 &     
/roke dea?s increas$ 9 ! same p]iod by  

#f p]c5t2 ,:]eas individuals 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates h made great progress 9 r$uc+ !  
dea? rate = c>diovascul> disease1 b ?is 
progress has be5 m mode/ ) respect to ! 
dea? rate = c>diovascul> disease 9 wom5 
& hi/orically m>g9aliz$ communities (   
color2 ,:]eas c>diovascul> disease      
results 9 trem5d\s heal? c>e co/s & lo/ 
productivity1 & if n address$ ! ,unit$  
,/ates alone w sp5d ov]                 
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj doll>s by #bjce on   
co/s relat+ to c>diovascul> disease2    
,:]eas1 betwe5 #bjah & #bjai1           
c>diovascul> disease acc\nt$ =          
#djg1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures
 & lo/ productivity2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1   
sudd5 c>diac arre/ acc\nt$ = ov]        
#dcf1jjj dea?s2 ,:]eas1 approximately e 
#dj seconds1 an ,am]ican w h a he>t     
attack2 ,:]eas he>t disease & /roke are 
! lead+ causes ( mat]nal dea? among wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 acc\nt+ = m ?an #a 9
 #c pregnancy-relat$ dea?s betwe5 #bjaa 
& #bjae2 ,:]eas cong5ital he>t defects  
are--  7#a7 ! mo/ common types ( bir?   

defects 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 !    
lead+ kill] ( infants ) bir? defects2   
,:]eas ext5sive cl9ical & /ati/ical     
/udies h id5tifi$ major & contribut+    
factors t increase ! risk ( c>diovascul>
 disease1 includ+-- 7#a7 high blood     
pressure2  7#b7 high blood *ole/]ol2    
7#c7 smok+ tobacco products2  7#d7      
exposure to tobacco smoke2  7#e7        
physical inactivity2  7#f7 obesity2 &   
7#g7 diabetes mellitus2  ,:]eas an      
individual c greatly r$uce ! risk (     
c>diovascul> disease ?r\gh life/yle     
modification c\pl$ ) m$ical treatm5t :5 
necess>y2 ,:]eas great] aw>5ess & e>ly  
detection ( risk factors = c>diovascul> 
disease c improve & save ! lives ( ?\s&s
 ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea*    
ye>2 ,:]eas1 "u section #aja7a7 ( title 
#cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,presid5t is
 reque/$ to 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 c>diovascul> 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 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7  
supports ! designation ( ,am]ican ,he>t 
,mon?2  7#b7 supports ! goals & ideals (
 ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?2  7#c7 recognizes 
& reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to fight+ c>diovascul> disease   
by-- 7,a7 promot+ aw>5ess ab\t ! causes1
 risks1 & prev5tion ( c>diovascul>      
disease2  7,b7 support+ rese>* on       
c>diovascul> disease2 &  7,c7 improv+   
access to af=dable1 quality c>e to r$uce
 long-t]m disability & mortality2  7#d7 
recognizes & supports ef=ts to address !
 long-t]m implications ( ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic1 includ+ its influ5ce on         
c>diovascul> heal? & mortality rates2   
7#e7 comm5ds ! ef=ts ( ,/ates1          

t]ritories1 & possessions ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 localities1 nonpr(it            
organizations1 bus9esses & o!r entities1
 & ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o support     
,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?2 &  7#f7 enc\rages 
e individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n  
ab\t _! risk = c>diovascul> disease4