,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #efj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac          
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #ab71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself & ,mr4      
,crapo7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,febru>y #bjbd z ,am]ican    
,he>t ,mon?4  ,:]eas c>diovascul>       
disease 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z     
,,cvd7 affects m51 wom51 & *ildr5 ( e   
age & race 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
,,cvd cont9ues to be ! lead+ cause (    
dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 claim+ ! lives (
 ne>ly #fie1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 #bjba1 m ?an all =ms ( canc]2  
,:]eas1 f #bjai-bjbj1 dea?s f he>t      
disease 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates increas$ by   
#d4a p]c5t1 & /roke dea?s increas$ ov] !
 same p]iod by #d4i p]c5t2 ,:]eas       
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h made    
great progress 9 r$uc+ ! dea? rate =    
,,cvd1 b ?is progress has be5 m mode/ ) 
respect to ! dea? rate = ,,cvd 9 wom5 & 
hi/orically m>g9aliz$ communities (     

color2 ,:]eas ,,cvd results 9 trem5d\s  
heal? c>e co/s & lo/ productivity1 &1 if
 n address$1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates alone w    
sp5d ov] #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjce on 
co/s relat+ to ,,cvd2 ,:]eas1 betwe5    
#bjah & #bjai1 he>t disease acc\nt$ =   
#bdj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures
 & lo/ productivity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 sudd5 c>diac arre/     
acc\nt$ = ov] #dcf1jjj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas approximately e #dj      
seconds an individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
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 (  
,,cvd1 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$uce ! risk (     
,,cvd ?r\gh life/yle modification c\pl$ 
) m$ical treatm5t :5 necess>y2 ,:]eas   
great] aw>5ess & e>ly detection ( risk  
factors = ,,cvd c improve & save ! lives
 ( ?\s&s ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ea* ye>2 ,:]eas "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 ,,cvd z ! lead+   
kill] ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
 ,:]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     
designates ,febru>y #bjbd z ,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             
high-quality1 & innovative c>e to r$uce 
long-t]m disability & mortality2  7#d7  
recognizes & supports ef=ts to address !
 long-t]m implications ( ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic1 includ+ ! influ5ce ( !          
,,covid-#ai p&emic on c>diovascul> heal?
 & mortality rates2  7#e7 comm5ds !     
ef=ts ( ,/ates1 t]ritories1 &           
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1          
localities1 nonpr(it organizations1     
bus9esses1 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