New York K 102: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025 as American Heart Month in the State of New York

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K00102 Summary:

BILL NOK00102 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMcDonald

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MLTSPNSRBlankenbush, Blumencranz, Brown K, Buttenschon, Colton, Conrad, DeStefano, Epstein, Fitzpatrick,
 Glick, Griffin, Hyndman, Jensen, Lavine, Levenberg, Lunsford, Lupardo, Maher, Miller, O'Pharrow,
 Palmesano, Ra, Ramos, Reilly, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Seawright, Sempolinski, Simpson, Slater, Tague,
 Torres, Williams, Woerner, Zinerman

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02/10/2025referred to calendar

02/11/2025adopted

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Assembly Resolution No. 102

BY: M. of A. McDonald

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 February 2025 as American Heart Month in the State
 of New York

 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long- standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as American
Heart Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance
of National American Heart Month; and

 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association truly wants to help the
citizens of this great nation to live longer, healthier lives so they
can enjoy all of life's precious moments; American Heart Month, a
federally designated event, is a perfect way to remind Americans to
focus on their hearts and encourage them to get their families, friends
and communities involved; and

 WHEREAS, Each year the American Heart Association, the National
Heart, Lung and Blood institute and other health-oriented organizations
celebrate American Heart Month to raise awareness of the seriousness of
heart disease and to promote healthy lifestyles; and

 WHEREAS, According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States;
one in every four deaths is attributed to it, ahead of cancer, diabetes,
and Alzheimer's disease; one person dies every 37 seconds from heart
disease (also known as cardiovascular disease), and one in three
American adults (85 million people) live with some form of heart
disease; and

 WHEREAS, Research states that more than 350,000 people experience
cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year and only about 1 in 10
survive; more than 23,000 children under the age of 18 experience
cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year in the United States and
almost 40 percent of these are sports related; and

 WHEREAS, While performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
increases survival rates of cardiac arrests by two to three times, only
46% of people experiencing this health emergency receive this
life-saving intervention practice while awaiting first-responders and
emergency medical professionals; and

 WHEREAS, The American Heart Association and this Legislative Body
call upon the citizenry of this State and Nation to respond to cardiac
emergencies more effectively by calling 911 when someone is in need,
learning how to properly perform CPR, and utilizing automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) when available to drastically decrease the number
of casualties related to cardiac arrest and heart disease; and

 WHEREAS, Heart disease cost the United States approximately $219
billion each year from 2014 to 2015; this includes the cost of health
care services and medicines, and this figure is growing; and

 WHEREAS, Coronary Artery Disease is the most common type of heart
disease, with two in 10 deaths resulting from heart disease in people
under 65 years old; and

 WHEREAS, In New York, heart disease incidence is highest in Chenango
County, followed by Cattaraugus, Niagara, Orleans, Richmond, Montgomery,
and Chautauqua counties; and

 WHEREAS, Heart disease is significantly influenced by one's
environment, specifically by factors like maternal and child health,
access to educational opportunities, availability of healthy foods,
physical education, extracurricular activitie