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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15 – Obesity, health, public awareness

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15

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HCR015..............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
OBESITY - Stating findings of the Legislature concerning the health and
well-being of Idahoans; and encouraging greater public awareness of the
health problems associated with obesity and the benefits of regular
exercise and sound nutrition in ensuring wellness and longevity.
                                                                        
02/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/23    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/10    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    To enrol
03/14    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/15    Pres signed
03/16    To Secretary of State

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15
                                                                        
                             BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE  LEGISLATURE  CONCERNING  THE  HEALTHY  WELL-BEING  OF
  3        IDAHOANS,  AND ENCOURAGING GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH PROBLEMS
  4        ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND THE BENEFITS OF  REGULAR  EXERCISE  AND  SOUND
  5        NUTRITION IN ENSURING WELLNESS AND LONGEVITY.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        WHEREAS, nearly 119 million American adults, 65 percent of the population,
  8    are currently overweight or obese; and
  9        WHEREAS, the direct and indirect costs of obesity in America are more than
 10    $117 billion per year; and
 11        WHEREAS, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychi-
 12    atry  (AACAP),  the  incidence  of  childhood obesity in the United States has
 13    grown rapidly in recent years; and
 14        WHEREAS, obesity due to poor diet and lack of exercise is responsible  for
 15    over 300,000 deaths each year; and
 16        WHEREAS,  according  to the Trust for America's Health, Idaho has the 29th
 17    highest level of adult obesity in the nation at 21.8 percent, the 29th highest
 18    overweight levels for high school students at 7.4 percent, and the 28th  high-
 19    est  overweight  levels  for low-income children ages 2 through 5 at 11.6 per-
 20    cent; and
 21        WHEREAS, state and federal governments have a leadership role to  play  in
 22    fighting  the  obesity  epidemic through public education, improved awareness,
 23    and by setting a positive example.
 24        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 25    of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of  Representatives  and  the
 26    Senate  concurring  therein,  that   the   Legislature   of the State of Idaho
 27    encourage and support proactive efforts to inform Idahoans about the long-term
 28    health benefits of good nutrition and regular exercise.
 29        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that legislators support and  encourage  innovative
 30    awareness efforts like Regence BlueShield of Idaho's "Legislators on the Move"
 31    program that promote personal responsibility for good health and exercise.
 32        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Idaho Legislature supports public and pri-
 33    vate  initiatives to help all Idahoans attain wellness through sound nutrition
 34    and regular exercise.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS14896
                                
Obesity is an increasing worldwide health concern.  In the
United States alone nearly 119 million American adults, 65
percent of the population, are currently overweight or obese
and the costs of obesity are more than $177 billion per
year. Idaho has the 29th highest level of adult obesity and
overweight levels for high school students, and the 28th
highest overweight levels for low-income children.
    
Regence BlueShield of Idaho's "Legislators on the Move"
program is designed to create public awareness of the
importance of regular exercise to long-term health benefits,
and to promote personal responsibility by setting a positive
example.
    
          
    
                          FISCAL IMPACT

None.


Contact
Name:  Lyn Darrington  
Phone: 208-336-1986
       Representative Margaret Henbest
    
    
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                  HCR 15