Full Text of HR1100 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is home to 2 national | 3 | | organization of great significance to professional | 4 | | nutritionists throughout the United States, and during the | 5 | | coming year both organizations celebrate important milestones; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The American Nutrition Association is a | 8 | | non-profit association that is dedicated to promoting optimal | 9 | | health through nutrition and wellness education among both | 10 | | nutrition professionals and the public, and in 2012 will | 11 | | celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding in 1972; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists | 13 | | is a premiere professional credentialing body for professional | 14 | | nutritionists, and early next year will celebrate the 20th | 15 | | anniversary of its founding in 1993; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The services provided by professional | 17 | | nutritionists are foundational to the prevention of chronic | 18 | | disease; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, With chronic disease in the United States having | 20 | | reached epidemic proportions, the need for professional | 21 | | nutritionists has never been greater; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chronic diseases are now the leading cause of | 2 | | death and disability in the United States, accounting for an | 3 | | estimated 7 out of 10 deaths in the country; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, It has been estimated that 133 million Americans, | 5 | | almost one out of every 2 adults, now has at least one chronic | 6 | | disease; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Obesity has become a major health concern in the | 8 | | United States, with one in every 3 adults and almost one in | 9 | | every 5 youth between the ages of 6 and 19 being obese; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, It is estimated that 75% of all healthcare costs | 11 | | in the United States are due to chronic disease conditions, | 12 | | with Americans now spending an estimated 16.2% of the national | 13 | | Gross Domestic Product on healthcare; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, A great many chronic diseases are preventable with | 15 | | targeted nutrition and lifestyle approaches, which | 16 | | professional nutritionists foster through their daily work; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The importance of the work of professional | 19 | | nutritionists is held in high and growing esteem throughout the | 20 | | State of Illinois and the United States; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we recognize and commend the American Nutrition Association and | 4 | | the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists on their 40th | 5 | | and 20th anniversaries; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the American Nutrition Association and the | 8 | | Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists in recognition | 9 | | of their having achieved these important milestones.
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