Urge the PA Senate to bring House Bill 816 up for a vote in Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee!Isn't an investment into Physical Education in schools count for SOME spending heart health?
Dear Mark,
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Pennsylvania, killing more people than the next five leading causes of death combined. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and is the leading disabler among adults. Beyond the toll in suffering and death, these two diseases place a tremendous burden our health care system. And yet, Pennsylvania invests ZERO resources to the prevention and treatment of these diseases!
Urge the Senate to take the next steps to support heart health!
The good news is there is a solution to significantly reduce the impact of these diseases through House Bill 816. House Bill 816 would lay the foundation to expand the Heart Disease and Stroke Program at the state level when implementation funds become available. The bill was voted out of the House unanimously in March, but has yet to see movement in the Senate!
Urge the Pennsylvania Senate to bring this bill up for a vote in the Public Health and Welfare Committee to keep the bill moving!
Thank YOU for all you do to help improve the heart health of Pennsylvania!
Jennifer Ebersole, PA Advocacy Director
American Heart Association
Melissa Brown, Grassroots Director
American Heart Association
Death generally means that one's heart stops beating. Not always, but often. So, it isn't a real shocker (PUN) that failure of heart beating is a leading cause of death.
We need to do plenty more for fitness in PA, of course. Now I'll go find the bill.
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