HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - Feb 2010 American Heart Month & Ntl Wear Red DayWhereas, cardiovascular disease is the nation's leading cause of death, with direct and
indirect costs estimated to be $503.2 billion in 2010. Nearly 2,300 Americans die of
cardiovascular disease each day, an average of one death every 28 seconds; in addition, females
account for 53% of all deaths due to cardiovascular disease and 61 % of stroke deaths each year;
and
Whereas, it is estimated that in 2010, 785,000 people in the United States will have a
new coronary attack, 470,000 will have a recurrent attack, and an additional 195,000 will have a
"silent" heart attack; and
Whereas, the American Heart Association's 2020 impact goal seeks to improve the
cardiovascular health of Americans while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and
stroke by 20 percent through research, population and community level interventions, and public
health and policy measures; and
Whereas, Go Red For Women® is the American Heart Association's national call to
increase awareness about heart disease — the leading cause of death for women — and to inspire
women to take charge of their heart health. All women should learn their own personal risk for
heart disease, using tools such as the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® Heart
CheckUp, Go Red For Women® Better U, and by talking to their healthcare providers; and
Whereas, the American Heart Association is celebrating February 2010 as American
Heart Month and promoting education and awareness by encouraging citizens to learn the
warning signs of heart attack and stroke.
Now, Therefore, I, Cindy Finerty, Mayor of the City of Palm Desert, Califomia,
Do Hereby Proclaim the month of February, 2010, as
American Heart Month
and Friday, February 5, 2010, as
National Wear Red Day
in the City of Palm Desert. I urge all citizens to recognize the critical importance of tools and skills
that will increase survival rates from cardiac arrest and to show support for women and the fight
against heart disease by wearing the color red on Friday, February 5, 2010.
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In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have
caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm Desert,
Califomia, to be affixed this 28th day of January, 2010.