TARTAGLIONE COMMEMORATES ‘WEAR RED’ DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA

            PHILADELPHIA, February 2 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione joined colleagues and representatives of the American Heart Association today to commemorate American Heart Month and National Wear Red for Women Day.

            Tartaglione presented the Heart Association’s  Jen Ebersole with a Senate Resolution  recognizing the campaign to encourage women to become educated on the risks associated with heart disease.

            "Every day on the news we hear about the great debate over health care reform," Tartaglione said.  "Every citizen can enact his or her own health care reform.  That is why I am honored to join with the American Heart Association, as well as my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in supporting the goals of the National Wear Red Day in Pennsylvania."

            Research has shown that through their own decisions, or the decisions of health care workers, women are far more likely than men to miss or ignore the signs of heart attack, leading to deadly consequences.

            Tartaglione stated that it is critically important to remember that the most inexpensive and important way to improve the health of citizens and reduce the financial burden on families is through education of individuals. By taking steps to improve their heart health, women can not only save our health-care system hundreds of billions of dollars, but they can also save their mothers, daughters, sisters and friends.

            Tartaglione was joined by Sens. LeAnna Washington, Vincent Hughes, Michael O'Pake and other members of the legislature, as well as Janice Kopelman -- Deputy Secretary for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, PA Department of Health.

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