Full Text of HB3767 96th General Assembly
HB3767 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB3767
Introduced 2/25/2009, by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Obesity Prevention Initiative Act. Provides that, within 90 days after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Public Health shall implement the Obesity Prevention Initiative.
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| AN ACT concerning public health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Obesity Prevention Initiative Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly | 7 |
| makes all of the following findings: | 8 |
| (1) Nearly 25% of Illinois adults are obese and 37% are | 9 |
| overweight, 62% of Illinois adults in total.
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| (2) The percentage of normal-weight Illinois adults | 11 |
| has steadily decreased as the percentage who are overweight | 12 |
| or obese has steadily increased.
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| (3) More than 31% of Illinois children ages 10 through | 14 |
| 17 years are considered overweight or obese.
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| (4) A majority (56%) of publicly insured children are | 16 |
| overweight or obese (the highest state prevalence in the | 17 |
| nation) and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) black, non-Hispanic | 18 |
| children are overweight or obese (the third highest state | 19 |
| prevalence).
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| (5) Today's overweight and obese children are likely to | 21 |
| become tomorrow's overweight and health-impaired adults, | 22 |
| at risk for premature death.
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| (6) Being overweight and obese puts people at increased |
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| risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain | 2 |
| cancers, hypertension, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol or | 3 |
| triglycerides or both), stroke, liver and gallbladder | 4 |
| disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, | 5 |
| osteoarthritis, and gynecological problems.
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| (7) Overweight and obesity-related diseases cause | 7 |
| premature death.
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| (8) The economic costs associated with treating these | 9 |
| diseases is substantial and increasing, accounting for | 10 |
| more than 9% of total health care costs, approximately half | 11 |
| of which are born by public resources via Medicare and | 12 |
| Medicaid and the majority of the remainder born by | 13 |
| employers.
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| (9) Obese people suffer more injuries and disabilities | 15 |
| and have more non-productive work days in total, creating | 16 |
| loss of earnings for Illinois employees and loss of | 17 |
| productivity for Illinois employers.
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| (10) Research has shown that 27% of health care charges | 19 |
| for adults over age 40 are associated with people being | 20 |
| physically inactive, overweight, or obese.
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| (11) From 1987 to 2001, obesity-related spending | 22 |
| accounted for an estimated 27% of the increase in | 23 |
| inflation-adjusted per capita health spending.
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| (12) Research has shown that each additional day of | 25 |
| physical activity per week can reduce medical charges by | 26 |
| 4.7%.
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| (13) The non-economic costs of being overweight or | 2 |
| obese that is experienced by Illinois citizens are | 3 |
| immeasurable in terms of pain, mobility, self-esteem, bias | 4 |
| and stigma, the grief associated with the premature death | 5 |
| of loved ones, and other quality of life issues.
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| (14) Food and exercise habits are strongly linked to | 7 |
| the food and exercise habits of the communities in which | 8 |
| the individuals live, work, attend school, and socialize.
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| (15) Individual and community food and exercise habits | 10 |
| are strongly linked to environmental factors, such as | 11 |
| access to healthy food and safe opportunities for physical | 12 |
| activity. | 13 |
| (16) Public health interventions focusing on healthy | 14 |
| eating, physical activity, and environmental change to | 15 |
| facilitate these behaviors have been shown to be successful | 16 |
| in reducing obesity and promoting healthy weight and | 17 |
| physical activity among children and adults.
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| (17) The General Assembly has recognized the | 19 |
| importance of studying obesity and passed the Obesity Study | 20 |
| and Prevention Fund Act in 2004.
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| (18) The Illinois State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) | 22 |
| identified obesity and physical activity as strategic | 23 |
| priority health conditions that demand action, including | 24 |
| without limitation the following: | 25 |
| (A) Increased efforts to educate the public on the | 26 |
| health risks associated with obesity and poor |
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| nutrition, and resources to help individuals to adopt | 2 |
| healthy lifestyles. | 3 |
| (B) Promoting changes in State and local policies | 4 |
| designed to support healthy eating and physical | 5 |
| activity.
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| Section 10. Obesity Prevention Initiative. Within 90 days | 7 |
| after the effective date of this Act, the Department of Public | 8 |
| Health shall implement the Obesity Prevention Initiative.
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