Whereas cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for men and women, including people of color in the United States, who have higher rates of cardiovascular disease and tend to develop this condition at an earlier age than non-Hispanic White populations; Whereas cardiovascular disease disproportionately affects underserved populations as 52.3 percent of Hispanic men and 42.7 percent of Hispanic women over the age of 20 have cardiovascular disease, and 60.1 percent of Black men and 58.8 percent of Black women 20 years of age and older have cardiovascular disease; Whereas projected rates of cardiovascular disease are expected to increase significantly in the United States by 2060, disproportionately affecting communities of color; Whereas women’s awareness of cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death has declined by approximately 20 percent in the last decade, most significantly among younger women; Whereas rural places in the United States have higher death rates for cardiovascular disease and stroke, as well as a 40-percent higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease than its urban counterparts; Whereas rural women experience higher maternal mortality rates compared to urban women, driven largely by increased cardiovascular deaths; Whereas risk factors contributing to cardiovascular disease and poor health outcomes include elevated low density lipoprotein bad cholesterol (LDL–C), high levels of lipoprotein(a) cholesterol, hypertension, obesity, low awareness of personal risk factors, genetics, geographic location, and inequitable access to care; Whereas lipoprotein(a) cholesterol is predominantly genetically inherited and can build up in the walls of blood vessels creating cholesterol deposits, or plaques, and lead to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; Whereas LDL–C is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and lower LDL–C is associated with a reduced risk of heart attack and stroke; Whereas more than 25.5 percent of adults in the United States have high LDL–C