THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS



A Proclamation

Whereas, Cardiovascular diseases kill one in three women in the U.S., yet eighty percent of cardiovascular diseases may be prevented; and

Whereas, Cardiovascular diseases and stroke kill one woman every 80 seconds in the U.S.; and

Whereas, Cardiovascular diseases kill nearly one in three women each year, taking more lives than all forms of cancer combined; and

Whereas, Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease or stroke; and

Whereas, Women are less likely to call 911 for themselves when experiencing symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else were having a heart attack; and

Whereas, Among women age 20 and older, one third of non-Hispanic whites have cardiovascular disease, nearly half of non-Hispanic blacks have CVD and one third of Hispanics have CVD; and

Whereas, The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement motivates women to learn their family history and to meet with a healthcare provider to determine their risk for cardiovascular diseases and stroke; and

Whereas, Women involved with the Go Red for Women movement live healthier lives,

Now, Therefore, I, Charles D. Baker, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim the month of February 2018, to be,

American Heart Month

And urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take

cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.

Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston, this Sixth Day of February, in the year two thousand and eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and forty-first.

By His Excellency

Charles D. Baker

Governor of the Commonwealth

Karyn E. Polito

Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth

William Francis Galvin

Secretary of the Commonwealth

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