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WHEREAS, in the United States, heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing
one in three deaths each year, approximately one woman every 80 seconds; and
WHEREAS, in Arizona, on average nearly 16 women die every day from heart disease or
stroke each day; and
WHEREAS, women have a higher lifetime risk of stroke than men, with different heart
attack symptoms that are often misunderstood; and
WHEREAS, an increase in community awareness is necessary to encourage everyone to
GO RED, because 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and
lifestyle changes;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ginny Dickey, Mayor of Fountain Hills, do hereby proclaim February
2019 as Go Red for Women Month and encourage Fountain Hills' residents to be a part of
the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in
women because it's not just a man's disease. Citizens are encouraged to make a change
for better health with physical activity, healthy eating, lowering their blood pressure, and
teaching children the importance of staying active and making healthy food choices.
People can show their alignment to the cause by registering at www.goredforwomen.org
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the official
seal of the Town of Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona this 5th day of February,
2019.
�1yTAIN�j Ginny Dickey, Mayor
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