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Proclaims Friday, February 19, 2016, as "National Wear Red Day" in recognition of the fight against heart disease and stroke affecting women.

Heart disease kills one in three women in the United States, with 80 percent of cardiac events preventable, yet only one in five women recognizes heart disease as her greatest health threat.

Urges all citizens to wear red to commemorate the day and encourages Americans to "GO RED" by monitoring health numbers, maintaining healthy lifestyles, advocating for women-related research, educating families, and donating support.

Estimates 44 million women in the United States are affected by cardiovascular diseases, with cardiovascular disease and stroke killing one woman approximately every 80 seconds.

Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the Denver and Colorado Springs chapters of the American Heart Association.