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GA SR910

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/8/2016

Primary Sponsor

Nan Orrock

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes February as American Heart Month in Georgia and encourages all citizens to work together to promote heart health and increase awareness of heart disease
  • Georgia ranked 11th among 50 states in heart disease deaths in 2014, with approximately 22,000 Georgia lives and over 610,000 American lives lost to cardiovascular disease annually
  • Approximately 750,000 heart attacks occur in the U.S. annually, with over 7,400 in Georgia; over 300,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur nationally, with roughly 10,000 in Georgia and only a 10% survival rate
  • Identified risk factors for heart disease include smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, family history of early heart disease, and age
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution

Legislative Description

American Heart Month in Georgia; recognize February

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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