SJR75 Summary

• Recognizes the Women's Heart Health Initiative, "A Call to Action," addressing heart disease as the leading killer of women, causing one death every 60 seconds.

• Notes that heart disease claims more women's lives than the next eight causes of death combined and that two-thirds of women who die suddenly from heart disease had no prior symptoms.

• Acknowledges that African-American and Latina women face higher heart disease and stroke risk factors than Caucasian women of comparable socioeconomic status.

• Encourages implementation of public policy to raise awareness, promote education, increase screening programs, ensure access to medical treatment, and support lifestyle management for women at highest risk.

• Directs that a copy of the resolution be provided to the Alabama Department of Public Health.