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Pat organizes "Go
Red for Women" Event in Smithtown. |
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Councilwoman Pat Biancaniello, Kings Park resident Corrine Maher,
Michele Gervat, American Heart Association. |
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Feb. 03, 2006 -
Smithtown Town Councilwoman Patricia Biancaniello and women from
across the Township of Smithtown came together this morning to join with other women across the nation
who are supporting the American Heart Association’s Love your Heart,
Go Red for Women movement. The Women of Smithtown are united in their
message. We are concerned with the statistics showing that heart
disease is the Number One Killer of Women over the age of 25 in the
United States. We support the
American Heart Association’s nationwide movement that celebrates the
energy, passion and power we have as women to band together and wipe
out heart disease.
We are concerned
with the facts that show:
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Only 13 percent of women view heart
disease as a health threat, even though it’s women’s No. 1 killer. |
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills
nearly half a million women a year, about one per minute. |
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One in four females and one in four
males in the United States suffers from a form of CVD. |
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CVD claims more lives than the next
six most common causes of death combined. |
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On average, an American dies of CVD
every 34 seconds. |
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Coronary heart disease is the No. 1
killer of women over age 25. |
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Sixty-four percent of women who died
suddenly of coronary heart disease had no previous symptoms. |
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One in 2.5 women will die of heart
disease or stroke, compared with one in 30 from breast cancer. |
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Heart disease rates in
post-menopausal women are two to three times higher than in
pre-menopausal women of the same age. |
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Stroke is the No. 3 cause of death
for American women, and is a leading cause of serious, long-term
disability. |
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Stroke kills more women than men. In
2002, females represented nearly 62 percent of stroke deaths. |
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African-American and Mexican-American women have higher heart
disease and stroke risk factors than white women of comparable
socioeconomic status. |
Please join the
women of Smithtown in their support of the American Heart Association’s Love your Heart,
Go Red for Women movement. Donations can be made directly at the
American Heart Association’s website at:
http://72.3.227.201/go_red_in_your_own_fashion/make_a_donation.html
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