,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #hg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ba           
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #bj71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself & ,mr4      
,crapo7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,febru>y #bjbe 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 (
 ov] #idj1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 #bjbb2 ,:]eas he>t disease &   
/roke claim$ m lives 9 #bjba 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ?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 #bjab2 ,:]eas
 individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h made   
significant progress 9 r$uc+ ! dea? rate
 = ,,cvd1 b ?is progress has be5 m mode/

 ) respect to ! dea? rate = ,,cvd among 
c]ta9 racial & e?nic m9ority            
populations2 ,:]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 #bjai & 
#bjbj1 he>t disease acc\nt$ =           
#beb1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures
 & lo/ productivity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 sudd5 c>diac arre/     
acc\nt$ = ov] #bj1jjj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas approximately e #dj      
seconds an individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
w h a he>t attack2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1     
/roke acc\nt$ = approximately #a 9 e #ba
 dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,c,v,ds
 are ! lead+ causes ( mat]nal dea? among
 wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 acc\nt+ = m ?an
  ( pregnancy-relat$ dea?s betwe5 #bjag 
& #bjai2 ,:]eas cong5ital he>t defects  
are-- 7#a7 ! mo/ common types ( bir?    
defects 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 !    
lead+ cause ( dea? = 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 poor diet2  7#d7 tobacco use &     
exposure to nicot9e2  7#e7 physical     
inactivity2  7#f7 insuffici5t or        
poor-quality sleep2  7#g7 obesity2 &    
7#h7 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 ! ,am]ican 
,he>t ,association & _m o!r             
organizations celebrate ,national ,we>  
,r$ ,day dur+ ,febru>y by go+ r$ to     
increase aw>5ess ab\t ,,cvd z ! lead+   

cause ( dea? = 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 designates ,febru>y
 #bjbe 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 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is resolution z ,,cvd7 by-- 7,a7  
promot+ aw>5ess ab\t ! causes1 risks1 & 
prev5tion ( ,,cvd2  7,b7 support+ rese>*
 on ,,cvd2 &  7,c7 tak+ o!r /eps to     
improve heal? outcomes associat$ ) ,,cvd
 & r$uce associat$ long-t]m disability &
 mortality2  7#d7 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#e7 enc\rages 
e individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n  
ab\t _! risk = ,,cvd4