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PROCLAMATION
AMERICAN HEART MONTH
FEBRUARY 2026
PRESENTED TO ASHOK KRISHNA
WHEREAS, in the United States, more than 120 million people are living with a cardiovascular condition;
and
WHEREAS, in the United States, heart disease has long been the leading cause of death, claiming over
700,000 lives a year; and
WHEREAS, the best way to prevent heart disease is sustaining a healthy lifestyle by eating a heart healthy
diet, not smoking, limiting alcohol beverage consumption and exercising daily; and
WHEREAS, achieving high survival rates in sudden cardiac arrest depends on a public that is trained in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County Health Services has designated the Town of Danville as a HeartSafe
Community in partnership with the City of San Ramon, the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District,
the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, and the Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Services,
where the public is educated on heart-healthy lifestyles of exercise, nutrition, and knowing how to use CPR
and an AED; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville will work in conjunction with the San Ramon Valley Emergency
Preparedness Citizen Corps Council and Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Services to continue to
educate the public on maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council hereby proclaims the month of February 2026 as American
Heart Month, rededicating ourselves to fighting heart disease by improving our own heart-healthy habits,
and by raising awareness in our homes and creating a Heartsafe Community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 17th day of February 2026.
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NEWELL ARNERICH, MAYOR
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ROBERT STORER, VICE MAYOR MARK BELOTZ, COUNCILMEMBER
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KAREN G. STEPPER, COUNCILMEMBER RENEE S. MORGAN, COUNCILMEMBER