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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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February 12th - Red Dress Sunday 2006
FOR the purpose of endorsing the 2nd annual celebration of Red Dress Sunday in Baltimore City when area churches are invited to join together to promote awareness in the African American and Hispanic communities on the impact of heart disease on women in America; focusing the attention of Baltimoreans on the prevalence of heart disease as the #1 killer of American women; and recommitting the City Council to continue to partake in all future celebrations of Red Dress Sunday.
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On Valentine's Day, 2005, the Baltimore City Council adopted a resolution expressing appreciation to St. Agnes Health Care and the Eric Davis Foundation for sponsorship of the 1st annual Red Dress Sunday that welcomed the active participation of area churches in educating the public on the devastating facts about heart disease in America where more women die from the disease each year than die for strokes, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and breast cancer combined. This year's celebration has expanded to embrace the participation of 20 churches throughout the Baltimore region.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute reminds us through The Heart Truth campaign that most women don't know the facts about heart disease and that only 20% identify heart disease as the greatest health problem facing women today when, in fact, 1 in 3 women di...
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