Full Text of HR0024 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 24
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 24 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the heading with the following:
| 4 | | "WHEREAS, Miss Illinois and Miss Quincy 2011, Megan Ervin, | 5 | | and Miss Quincy Outstanding Teen 2012, Mackenzie Mahsman, have | 6 | | sought to make the public and, in particular, Illinois school | 7 | | children and their parents more aware of the urgent need to | 8 | | choose and embrace daily physical activity and choose healthy | 9 | | food choices; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has | 11 | | reported that childhood obesity has practically become an | 12 | | epidemic in developed nations, with rates tripling over the | 13 | | last 30 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In the United States of America, approximately 20% | 15 | | of children between the ages of 6 and 11 are considered obese; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Poor diet and little exercise are the two main | 3 | | causes of childhood obesity, as children who eat too many | 4 | | calories and get very little exercise are much more likely to | 5 | | become obese than those who eat a healthy diet and remain | 6 | | active; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Poor diet and little exercise can lead to heart | 8 | | problems, emotional distress, diabetes, and sleep | 9 | | disturbances, which all have terrible consequences for | 10 | | everyday life during childhood and into adulthood; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Limiting junk food, increasing activity levels to | 12 | | around 60 minutes a day, and teaching children about the | 13 | | benefits of healthy habits can all lay the foundation for a | 14 | | healthier lifestyle for each child; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The economic costs of childhood obesity can become | 16 | | drastic; the direct costs of medical visits, diagnostic | 17 | | studies, and therapeutic services can be very expensive, while | 18 | | indirect costs can include a decrease in productivity, | 19 | | absenteeism, and premature death; in 2008, estimates for direct | 20 | | and indirect costs related to childhood obesity reached up to | 21 | | $147 billion; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Miss Illinois and Miss Quincy 2011, Megan Ervin, | 2 | | and Miss Quincy Outstanding Teen 2012, Mackenzie Mahsman, have | 3 | | visited some of Illinois' schools to promote physical fitness | 4 | | in school as a way to enhance overall physical fitness, curb | 5 | | childhood obesity, and develop healthier, active, more | 6 | | confident children; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Illinois schools are mandated to provide Illinois | 8 | | school children with a physical education curriculum; this | 9 | | resolution is not intended to impact the public school | 10 | | curriculum in this regard or increase any requirements on | 11 | | Illinois schools, but merely to encourage other school children | 12 | | to consider voluntarily incorporating more physical activity | 13 | | and healthier food choices in their daily routines as a | 14 | | proactive measure to address the childhood obesity issues; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we urge Illinois schoolchildren and their parents throughout | 19 | | the State of Illinois and Illinois teachers and school | 20 | | officials to promote daily physical activity for Illinois' | 21 | | schoolchildren so they will enjoy healthier, active lifestyles | 22 | | and urge parents and their children to embrace better | 23 | | nutritional choices to further build healthier lifestyles; and | 24 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Megan Ervin and Mackenzie Mahsman as an expression | 3 | | of our gratitude and respect.". |
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