Senate Resolution 129 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                  BY  SEYMOUR and RAGAN
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize the month of May 2006 as
  1  4    Heart Health Month.
  1  5    WHEREAS, cholesterol is an important part of a
  1  6 healthy body because it is used to form cell
  1  7 membranes, some hormones, and is needed for other
  1  8 functions; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the American Heart Association has
  1 10 concluded that a high level of cholesterol in the
  1 11 blood is a major risk factor for coronary heart
  1 12 disease, which can lead to a heart attack; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, an expert panel on the detection,
  1 14 evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in
  1 15 adults recommends that a fasting lipoprotein profile
  1 16 be completed every five years for everyone age 20 and
  1 17 older; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, this test gives information about total
  1 19 cholesterol, low=density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad"
  1 20 cholesterol, high=density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good"
  1 21 cholesterol, and triglycerides (blood fats); and
  1 22    WHEREAS, because there are no symptoms to high
  1 23 cholesterol, it can only be detected by a cholesterol
  1 24 test; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, treatment goals have been recommended by
  1 26 the National Cholesterol Education Program; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, there are three main ways to fight high
  1 28 cholesterol or to "get to goal" == diet, exercise, and
  1 29 when appropriate, medication; and
  1 30    WHEREAS, the only way to manage cholesterol is to
  2  1 know the goal and to track progress; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  2    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  3 hereby recognizes May 2006 as Iowa Heart Health Month
  2  4 and encourages Iowa's citizens to have their
  2  5 cholesterol tested and to "get to goal".
  2  6 LSB 6613SS 81
  2  7 jr:rj/gg/14