[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H5256-H5257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH RESOLUTION

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, today, I, along with my colleague, 
Congresswoman Donna Edwards, who is here with me today, am introducing 
an important bipartisan resolution targeting heart disease in women.
  Dubbed ``the silent killer,'' this disease is the number one killer 
of women in the United States. Since 1984, more women have died of 
heart disease than men. It is the leading cause of death in West 
Virginia, claiming more than 4,800 lives in the year 2010.
  Preventative screenings can make a huge difference in helping women 
learn the risk of heart disease and how to reduce that risk. Women 
often rely on their OB/GYNs and community health centers for primary 
care, and our resolution seeks to educate women of all ages on the need 
to make heart health an important part of their screening

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wherever they receive care and from whoever they are seeing.
  Women spend so much time taking care of others--spouses, children, 
aging parents, and the responsibilities of work. It is time to 
encourage all women to take better care of themselves.
  Learn your risk factors. Learn how to be healthier. Learn how to live 
longer and healthier for yourself and for those that you love.

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