HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 04- Go Red for Women Day February 6 2004
~Z[; ~. PROCLAMATION
GO RED FOR WOMEN DAY
~~womUI February 6, 2004
WHEREAS, cardiovascular disease is the nation's leading cause of death and stroke, and stroke is
the third leading cause of death; and
WHEREAS, cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than half a million American women
each year; and
WHEREAS, each year 53.5% of women die from cardiovascular disease as compared to 46.5% of men,
and 40,000 more women than men have a stroke; and
WHEREAS, the cost of cardiovascular diseases and stroke in the US is estimated at $ 3 52 billion; and
WHEREAS, coronary heart disease rates in women after menopause are two to three times higher
than those of women the same age before menopause; and
WHEREAS, 63% of women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms
of this disease; and
WHEREAS, February is designated as American Heart Month; and
WHEREAS, the American Heart Association is launching a new campaign, designed to raise women's
awareness of the magnitude of cardiovascular disease and to encourage women to make
positive changes in their lives that could help reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease
and stroke; and
WHEREAS, this new campaign is known as the "Go Red for Women" campaign.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew 1. Cetraro, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim February
6, 2004 as
Go Red for Women Day
in Bozeman and urge all citizens to recognize the critical importance of knowing the risk factors and
warning signs of heart attack and stroke by wearing the color red to commemorate this day. By
increasing awareness of both heart attack and stroke, we can save thousands of lives each year.
SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Bozeman, in
the State of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman,
Montana, thi 26th day of January in the year of our
Lord T T sand and Four.
A EW 1. CETRARO
Mayor