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HCR008................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
OBESITY AWARENESS - Stating findings of the Legislature concerning the
impact of obesity on the citizens of Idaho and declaring January through
March as obesity awareness months.
01/20 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/27 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate
01/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
02/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
02/13 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Burkett
Title apvd - to House
02/14 To enrol
02/17 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/18 Pres signed
02/19 To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF OBESITY ON THE
3 CITIZENS OF IDAHO AND DECLARING JANUARY THROUGH MARCH AS OBESITY AWARENESS
4 MONTHS.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, Idaho's leaders have a responsibility to encourage and promote
7 healthy lifestyles for the citizens of this state including communicating
8 information about healthy diet and the importance of physical activity; and
9 WHEREAS, poor health in the form of obesity and inactivity has increased
10 dramatically in recent years as evidenced by the following:
11 (A) More than one-half of all American adults are overweight, represent-
12 ing approximately 69 million people;
13 (B) According to the Centers for Disease Control, in the year 2000, prev-
14 alence of obesity among U.S. adults was approximately 19.8%, up 61% since
15 1991;
16 (C) Only 22% of American adults get recommended regular physical activity
17 of any intensity during leisure time, and only 15% get the recommended
18 amount of vigorous activity;
19 (D) Obesity leads to a 50-100% increase in risk of death from all causes,
20 over 280,000 Americans die each year from obesity-related disease;
21 (E) An astounding 15% of all children and adolescents are now overweight,
22 this number having nearly doubled in the last two decades;
23 (F) In 1990, fewer than 4% of childhood diabetes cases were type 2, but
24 that number has risen to approximately 20%, and of the children diagnosed
25 with type 2 diabetes, 85% are obese;
26 (G) Because the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has tripled in the last 30
27 years, more people will live with diabetes longer, with greater chances of
28 developing disabling, life-threatening complications of diabetes;
29 (H) The direct costs of inactivity and obesity account for approximately
30 9.4% of national health care expenditures, costs reaching at the very
31 least 39.3 billion dollars; and
32 WHEREAS, citizens will be made more aware of the growing problems related
33 to obesity and inactivity if given pertinent information and if good examples
34 are set by leaders of the community.
35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
36 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
37 Senate concurring therein, that the months of January through March 2003 (the
38 months of the legislative session) be declared as obesity awareness months. We
39 urge communities, businesses and schools throughout the state of Idaho to
40 develop awareness campaigns and voluntary programs appropriate to their set-
41 tings which focus on the causes of obesity, the symptoms and long-term conse-
42 quences associated with obesity, and the healthy alternatives for food choices
43 and appropriate programs of physical fitness which lead to control of weight
44 and improved lifestyle.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12559
The purpose of this resolution is to declare the months that the
Legislature is in session Obesity Awareness Months and to urge
communities, businesses and schools to develop an awareness of the
causes, symptoms and long-term consequences of this condition and how it
can be prevented.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Margaret Henbest
Phone: 332-1130
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 8