Senate Resolution 113 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                BY  HECKROTH and JOHNSON
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the work of the department of
  1  4    elder affairs and Iowa's area agencies on aging
  1  5    home=delivered nutrition programs and March for
  1  6    Meals campaign.
  1  7    WHEREAS, the department of elder affairs provides
  1  8 advocacy, educational, and prevention services to
  1  9 older Iowans so they can find Iowa a healthy, safe,
  1 10 productive, and enjoyable place to live and work; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, the Iowa home=delivered meal program helps
  1 12 those men and women in communities across Iowa who are
  1 13 age 60 and over, homebound, disabled, frail, and at
  1 14 risk; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the Iowa home=delivered meal program
  1 16 provides nutritious meals to individuals who are
  1 17 experiencing long=term chronic conditions as well as
  1 18 those who may just need short=term assistance; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, good nutrition is essential to good
  1 20 health, and the meals provided contribute to the
  1 21 overall well=being of Iowa's seniors by helping them
  1 22 to remain independent and in their own homes and
  1 23 communities and by helping them to avoid premature or
  1 24 unnecessary institutionalization; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, the Iowa area agencies on aging nutrition
  1 26 programs serve this state's older population; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, currently there are 571,000 Iowans over
  1 28 the age of 60 representing 19 percent of Iowa's
  1 29 population.  By the year 2020, this number is
  1 30 projected to be 753,000, or one=quarter of Iowa's
  2  1 population; and
  2  2    WHEREAS, the demand for services to support older
  2  3 adults in their homes and communities will continue to
  2  4 increase at an astounding pace due to the increasing
  2  5 numbers of aging Iowans; and
  2  6    WHEREAS, it was during the month of March that the
  2  7 law was enacted establishing senior meal programs in
  2  8 the Older Americans Act of 1965; home=delivered meal
  2  9 programs across the country now conduct local,
  2 10 community=based March for Meals awareness campaigns;
  2 11 NOW THEREFORE,
  2 12    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2 13 during the month of March:
  2 14    1.  Recognizes the important work the department of
  2 15 elder affairs, Iowa's area agencies on aging, and
  2 16 local nutrition programs throughout the state do in
  2 17 preventing senior hunger and improving the quality of
  2 18 life for approximately 15,000 of our state's seniors
  2 19 each year;
  2 20    2.  Recognizes the important role the department of
  2 21 elder affairs and the area agencies on aging play in
  2 22 increasing awareness of the need for senior nutrition
  2 23 programs and wellness;
  2 24    3.  Honors the nutrition programs for their
  2 25 continuing hard work and dedication on behalf of our
  2 26 state's seniors; and
  2 27    4.  Encourages elected officials to support their
  2 28 local senior nutrition programs by participating in
  2 29 their March for Meals events and delivering meals to
  2 30 homebound seniors in a community within their
  3  1 district.
  3  2 LSB 6494SS 82
  3  3 jr/sc/24.1