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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
I _ WHEREAS, in Arizona, on average nearly 16 women die every day from heart disease or
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WHEREAS, women have a higher lifetime risk of stroke than men, with different heart
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WHEREAS, an increase in community awareness is necessary to encourage everyone to /4
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GO RED, because 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and
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i/ \ 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 f
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"" the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in N.
women because it's not just a man's disease. Citizens are encouraged to make a change .'14
for better health with physical activity, healthy eating, lowering their blood pressure, and <7
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r 2�, People can show their alignment to the cause by registering at www.goredforwomen.org ,,,,,:ottf v 4, _
,_ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the official 1 -'
seal of the Town of Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona this 5th day of February,
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