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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Holton and Curran
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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American Heart Month - February 2012
FOR the purpose of recognizing February as American Heart Month, and urging all of Baltimore to recommit to healthier habits for healthier hearts in 2012.
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Nationally, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, heart disease causes 1 out o3 deaths in America and is responsible for 17% of overall health spending. Medical costs and lost productivity linked to heart disease cost $444 billion every year.
Closer to home, heart disease is the leading cause of death in Baltimore, a major cause of disability, and one of the key factors in the 20 year life expectancy gap between different neighborhoods in our City. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has set ambitious goals for improving heart health through Healthy Baltimore 2015, the city’s health policy agenda, which calls for reducing the rate of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease by 10 percent and the percent of adults on high blood pressure medication by a similar amount.
Although it is one of the most devastating diseases afflicting both Baltimore and the United States as a whole, heart disease is also one of the most preventable. There are simple steps that each of us can take to dramatically reduce the risk of heart disease. Some of the most important mea...
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