[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        GO RED FOR WOMEN DAY AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

  (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, I rise today to recognize February as 
National Heart Month. Heart disease is the number one killer of women 
in America, taking the lives of nearly half a million women a year. 
That is one per minute.
  It claims the lives of more women than the next five causes of death. 
In my home State of West Virginia, heart disease kills 12 women per 
day. That is 31 percent of all female deaths between the years of 1999 
to 2003.
  On February 2, people from across the Nation participated in Go Red 
for Women Day to support the fight against heart disease. Go Red for 
Women is the American Heart Association's nationwide movement that 
celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band 
together and fight this disease.
  Too few people realize the threat associated with heart disease. The 
good news is that heart disease can largely be prevented. By learning 
all of the serious health threats such as high blood pressure, high 
cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, we can work to reduce our risks.
  Go Red for Women is an innovative way to raise awareness of heart 
disease, and 64 percent of women who died of coronary heart disease had 
no symptoms. We have to take action for our hearts. By joining together 
across America, we can help support ongoing research and education 
about women and heart disease. When we wear our red, it reminds us of 
our responsibility.
  I urge my colleagues to join together in celebrating National Heart 
Health Month.

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