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FL S0700
Resolution
Status
Introduced
10/26/2011
Primary Sponsor
Arthenia Joyner
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AI Summary
- Commends and honors the Women's Heart Health Initiative for its efforts in preventing and treating heart disease in women
- Recognizes heart disease as the number one killer of women, claiming more lives than the next eight causes of death combined, with one woman dying every 34 seconds
- Notes that two-thirds of American women who die suddenly from heart disease had no prior symptoms
- Highlights that African-American and Hispanic women face higher heart disease risk factors than Caucasian women of comparable socioeconomic status
- Acknowledges the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's Women's Heart Health Initiative uses nontraditional venues, including obstetrician and gynecologist appointments, for early identification, education, and prevention of heart disease in women
Legislative Description
Women's Heart Health Initiative
Last Action
Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9065 (Adopted) -SJ 509
2/14/2012
Full Bill Text
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