{"id":2641,"date":"2018-03-01T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/u-s-house-of-representatives-introduces-cvd-resolution\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:13:44","slug":"u-s-house-of-representatives-introduces-cvd-resolution","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/u-s-house-of-representatives-introduces-cvd-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. House of Representatives introduces CVD Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-4501 media-4501\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/US_HoR.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On 27 February, following vigorous advocacy efforts from our members and partners the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Heart Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, New Jersey Representative Chris Smith introduced a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-resolution\/752\/text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">resolution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the \u201cworld\u2019s leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation\u201d. 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