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From YouTube: FEB 7 2023 Statements Shirley Bond
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Prince
George
Wilma,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
February
is
heart
month
and
not
just
because
it
includes
Valentine's
Day.
It
is
a
month
when
people
and
organizations
focus
on
cardiovascular
health,
raising
awareness
of
heart
disease
and
supporting
research
and
treatment
across
the
country
and
around
the
world.
Heart
disease
is
currently
one
of
the
leading
causes
of
death
in
Canada
and
in
fact
the
number
one
cause
of
premature
death
for
women
in
Canada
is
heart
disease
and
stroke.
A
This
year,
heart,
the
Heart
and
Stroke
Foundation
is
using
heart
month
to
highlight
the
stories
of
women,
researchers
and
experts
who
are
working
to
beat
Health
inequity.
You
see,
while
women
make
up
just
over
half
of
Canada's
population.
Gender
gaps
in
research,
diagnosis
and
Care
continue
to
put
women's
heart
at
hearts
at
greater
risk.
Women
face
distinct
risk
factors
for
heart
disease
and
can
be
impacted
differently
by
heart
conditions,
even
exhibiting
different
symptoms
than
men
during
heart
attacks.
A
As
a
result,
recent
Studies
have
shown
that
half
of
the
women
who
experience
heart
attacks
have
their
symptoms
go
unrecognized
and
women
are
also
less
likely
than
men
to
receive
their
treatments
and
medications
that
they
need
to
address
their
conditions
or
get
them
in
a
timely
way.
Tragically,
women
who
experience
heart
attacks
are
often
more
likely
than
men
to
die
or
develop
heart
failure.
A
This
Heart
month,
I
invite
British,
Columbians
and
especially
members
in
this
chamber,
to
join
me
in
learning
more
about
the
inequities
that
exist
in
research
and
care
and
do
our
part
to
increase
awareness
about
the
distinct
heart
and
stroke
factors
that
women
face
in
Canada,
heart
disease
and
stroke
claimed
the
lives
of
over
32
thousand
women
in
2019
one
life
every
16
minutes.
It
is
time
for
us
to
work
together
to
close
the
heart
and
stroke
gender
gap.