GA HR1476

Recognizes April 2024 as Minority Health Month to encourage cholesterol screening, noting that more than 80 million U.S. adults have high LDL-C and about 80 percent of heart attacks are preventable

Highlights racial health disparities: in 2019, African Americans were 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic whites, and African American women are nearly 50 percent more likely to have high blood pressure

Notes cardiovascular disease accounts for more than 22,000 deaths annually in Georgia (one in three deaths) and costs the U.S. more than $216 billion in healthcare expenses

Urges the Georgia Department of Health to update the state's cardiovascular plan, accelerate quality improvements, and develop campaigns to increase cholesterol screening during April

Encourages healthcare providers to treat all cardiovascular disease patients in accordance with American College of Cardiology treatment guidelines