Full Text of HR1404 94th General Assembly
HR1404 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Two out of every three Americans are now | 3 |
| overweight or obese; the percentage of young people who are | 4 |
| overweight has more than tripled since 1980; among children and | 5 |
| adolescents aged 6 to 19 years, over 9 million young people are | 6 |
| considered overweight; and
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| WHEREAS, A recent study found that because of the rapid | 8 |
| rise in obesity rates, today's youth may
become the first | 9 |
| generation to live shorter lives than their parents; obesity | 10 |
| significantly increases the risk of serious chronic diseases | 11 |
| such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000, the estimated annual cost of obesity in | 13 |
| the United States was about $117 billion; and
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| WHEREAS, Despite the proven benefits of physical activity, | 15 |
| more than 50% of American adults do not get enough physical | 16 |
| activity to provide health benefits; according to the Institute | 17 |
| of Medicine, in 1969, an average of 48% of all students and 90% | 18 |
| living no more than a mile away walked or bicycled to school; | 19 |
| in 1999, only 19% of children walked to or from school and 6% | 20 |
| rode bicycles to school; and
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| WHEREAS, According to the U.S. Surgeon General, as policy | 22 |
| makers and health professionals, we must embrace small steps | 23 |
| toward coordinated policy and environmental changes that will | 24 |
| help Americans live longer, better, healthier lives; achieving | 25 |
| energy balance and balancing the amount of calories eaten with | 26 |
| calories burned through physical activity each day is the best | 27 |
| way to prevent weight gain; and
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| WHEREAS, Community commitment toward creating policies and | 29 |
| environments that provide opportunities for people to enjoy | 30 |
| physical activity and make healthy eating choices on a regular |
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| basis is essential for effective, lasting change; teachers, | 2 |
| parents, business leaders, and others across the nation are | 3 |
| joining together with America On the Move and YMCAs nationwide | 4 |
| and here in Illinois, including the Decatur Family YMCA, to | 5 |
| make these positive changes in our communities; therefore, be | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we recognize the month of September as "Step-tember" in | 10 |
| conjunction
with America On the Move and YMCA Activate America, | 11 |
| and we ask everyone to make two simple changes: move a little | 12 |
| more by taking an extra 2,000 steps and eat wisely by consuming | 13 |
| 100 fewer calories; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the Decatur Family YMCA as an expression of our | 16 |
| esteem.
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