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H. C. R. No. 55 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 129th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Wachtmann, Ruhl, Yuko, Antonio, Baker
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To encourage the Ohio Department of Health to
implement public policy that addresses prevention
and detection of heart disease in women.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, Heart disease continues to be the number one killer
of women in the United States according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and claims more women's lives than all
types of cancer, including breast cancer; and |
| WHEREAS, The American Heart Association describes heart
disease as often being a "silent killer" because nearly two-thirds
of American women who die suddenly from it had no previous
symptoms; and |
| WHEREAS, According to the Office on Women's Health in the
United States Department of Health and Human Services, African
American and Hispanic American women have more risk factors for
heart disease than Caucasian women; and |
| WHEREAS, Women of low socioeconomic status are
disproportionately affected by heart disease according to the
American Heart Association; and |
| WHEREAS, Increasing the number of women of different races
and various age groups in cardiovascular clinical trials is
pivotal to identifying the best treatment options for heart
disease in all women; and |
| WHEREAS, Continuation of programs such as "Go Red for Women,"
led by the American Heart Association, and WISEWOMAN, created by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are designed to
improve prevention through early diagnosis connected with the
ability to access the best treatment and are vital to addressing
women's heart health; and |
| WHEREAS, Unique initiatives have recently been developed that
can be of further assistance to health care providers in early
identification, education, and the prevention of heart disease,
such as the Women's Heart Health Initiative which explores a
nontraditional venue to provide additional cardiovascular
screening for women during their obstetrician/gynecologist office
visits; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, recognize that there is a monumental need
for a "Call to Action" to address women's heart disease by
devising strategies that encompass socioeconomic factors, cultural
barriers, and lifestyle choices for those women at highest risk,
with a strong emphasis on recognizing the warning signs of a
cardiovascular event; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That we encourage that public policy be implemented
and monitored by the Ohio Department of Health to establish and
collaborate with private partners to raise awareness and promote
education of heart disease, to increase screening programs that
will identify risk factors in women to aid in the early detection
and prevention of heart disease, to ensure access to medical
treatment protocols for heart disease, and to provide suggestions
and support for lifestyle choices that contribute to the
management of heart disease for those women at highest risk, in
order to improve the quality of life for all women; and be it
further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to the
Director of the Ohio Department of Health. |
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