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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING THE MONTH RESOLUTION NO.2005/7
OF FEBRUARY 2005 AS "WEAR.RED FOR
WOMEN" MONTH IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS,diseases of the heart are the nation's leading cause of death and stroke is the third leading cause of
death; and,
WHEREAS,one in Eve females in the C3 &,has le fO 'kuf cardiovascular disease; and,
WHEREAS,heart attack,,stti and_,ct#ier"c -dfavasculaf t diseds s claim#t lives of more than half a million
women each yr Ti re tl?air the next seven causes of death ci'ii hii#d�at�d nearly twice as many as all
forms of can ce�in lttdii g breast cancer;and,
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WHEREAS,every year for the:past 20 years,more women than men have;died of heart°disease, stroke and
other c rdiovaseular diseases. Women account frac ore.than,i55%ofdeathsor(5;000 more deaths per
year f han.meal.;and,
WHEREAS,the cost of cardiovascular diseases and stroke in the UrS, is es Mat`$.368,4billion; and,
WHEREAS, aproximatiy tine.taut ofevery 2.4 Wiittlela's deaths rdstittt frgtlteart` ease, stroke and other
c tdiova$cular,, s ase, _
WHERE. S,the Berl an fleart Asse ciatiori's Go Zed Fc r Worrell launched t%tw t t usage Vvqmen to pay
alt ntlt ta,to,l it hearty and help then live Ionger,stron r"llye y r �iudarl to ��sl�=dor cardiovascular
disuse; f
NOW, t IE f) E; E ITRESaI,VED,that the Board Aupw, is rs of antra C is County in
recognition f the ft
ffi, ovongoing R if'against 1tcart ctlsed§e afid.strt�l��,do hereby proclaim
February -1105 to be
"Wear Red for Wo*'e�p'Mb:nth '.
and urge all citizens to we red n`rec sgttition family, rlehds°and neig4b irs who have suffered from heart
disease, and as a sbow: cif support t fight t. By,; iti6reastng awareness of the risk factors for this
devastating disease and takiriglactiosa fcdceu e,eansave thousand of lives each year.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the board of Supervisors members present this Ist day of February 2005,
G YL-_B. UILKEMA
Chair
ate:
District 11 Supervisor °`yr
JOHN IOTA MA .PIEPH ,
District 1 Supervisor District 111 Supe t r
MARIA DeSAULNIER FED L D.GLOVER
District 1V Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
shown:
ATTESTED: February 1,2005
JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk,of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By 1 �" Deputy
.Introduced by.8upervisor^Gioia, District 1