Full Text of HR1017 99th General Assembly
HR1017 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The 2016 Theme of National Eating Disorders | 3 | | Awareness Week is "3 Minutes Can Save a Life", which will focus | 4 | | on the life-saving benefits of early detection and | 5 | | intervention; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Eating disorders are serious conditions that are | 7 | | potentially life-threatening and have a great impact on both a | 8 | | person's physical and emotional health; too often, signs and | 9 | | symptoms are overlooked, and many individuals, families, and | 10 | | communities are unaware of the devastating mental and physical | 11 | | consequences of eating disorders, as well as the pressures, | 12 | | attitudes, and behaviors which shape them; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In the United States, 20 million women and 10 | 14 | | million men suffer from clinically significant eating | 15 | | disorders at some time in their lives; these disorders affect | 16 | | people across all backgrounds and include anorexia nervosa, | 17 | | bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorders; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The National Eating Disorders Association strives | 19 | | to address the many misconceptions regarding eating disorders, | 20 | | and to highlight the availability of resources for treatment | 21 | | and support; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a | 2 | | collaborative effort consisting primarily of volunteers, | 3 | | including eating disorder professionals, health care | 4 | | providers, students, educators, social workers, and | 5 | | individuals committed to raising awareness of the dangers | 6 | | surrounding eating disorders and the need for early | 7 | | intervention and treatment access; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Eating disorders usually appear in adolescence | 9 | | and are associated with substantial psychological problems, | 10 | | including depression, substance abuse, and suicide; they are | 11 | | serious illnesses, not lifestyle choices; in fact, anorexia has | 12 | | the highest mortality rate of any mental illness; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Many cases of eating disorders go undetected; less | 14 | | than one-third of youth with eating disorders will receive | 15 | | treatment; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Eating disorders experts have found that prompt | 17 | | intensive treatment significantly improves the chances of | 18 | | recovery; therefore, it is important for educators, medical | 19 | | providers, parents, and community members to be aware of the | 20 | | warning signs and the symptoms of eating disorders; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week will | 22 | | highlight the importance of screenings for the early detection |
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| 1 | | and intervention of eating disorders; intervening during the | 2 | | early stages of development can significantly increase the | 3 | | likelihood of preventing the onset of a full-blown eating | 4 | | disorder and lead to greater chances of a full recovery; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of this body recognize the vital work | 6 | | of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week in promoting public | 7 | | and media attention to the seriousness of eating disorders and | 8 | | for working to improve education about their biological and | 9 | | environmental causes, as well as how to help those who are | 10 | | struggling with these debilitating diseases; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | designate the week of February 21-27, 2016 as Eating Disorders | 14 | | Awareness Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the National Eating Disorders Association.
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