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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY THOMSON 1 3 A House Concurrent Resolution encouraging state and 1 4 local governments, business interests, health care 1 5 professionals, and individuals with interest in 1 6 good health to help in educating the public to raise 1 7 awareness regarding osteoporosis prevention, 1 8 detection, and treatment. 1 9 WHEREAS, osteoporosis is a condition of reduced 1 10 bone mass that primarily affects women, resulting in 1 11 crippling bone fractures; and 1 12 WHEREAS, osteoporosis is a progressive disease that 1 13 generally is revealed with bone fractures occurring in 1 14 the hip, spine, and wrist; and 1 15 WHEREAS, the prevalence of osteoporosis in Iowa 1 16 continues to grow, and by 2015, the Iowa department of 1 17 public health estimates the annual cost to Iowans for 1 18 treatment, and long-term care, and other needs could 1 19 reach $229 million; and 1 20 WHEREAS, osteoporosis can be prevented or slowed 1 21 with proper nutrition, especially consumption of 1 22 calcium, regular exercise beginning in childhood, and 1 23 education; and 1 24 WHEREAS, low-bone density and osteoporosis can be 1 25 detected through bone density testing and treated with 1 26 certain medications; and 1 27 WHEREAS, educational efforts to raise awareness 1 28 regarding osteoporosis should be targeted both to 1 29 youth, who are increasingly substituting consumption 1 30 of soft drinks in place of milk, and to adults; NOW 2 1 THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 3 SENATE CONCURRING, That Iowa health care 2 4 professionals, county public health departments, 2 5 public and private schools, hospitals, area agencies 2 6 on aging, employer-operated wellness programs, health 2 7 care insurers and care management corporations, 2 8 women's groups, nonprofit organizations, professional 2 9 associations, religious organizations and other 2 10 community-based organizations, and others who can 2 11 provide educational information to youth and adults, 2 12 are encouraged to provide general educational 2 13 information concerning osteoporosis, as well as the 2 14 methods for preventing osteoporosis, importance of 2 15 bone-density testing and other means of detecting low- 2 16 bone density osteoporosis, and approaches for treating 2 17 osteoporosis; and 2 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this 2 19 Resolution, an official copy shall be sent by the 2 20 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the 2 21 Iowa department of public health for the department to 2 22 disseminate as part of its efforts to educate the 2 23 public concerning osteoporosis. 2 24 LSB 6029HH 78 2 25 jp/cf/24
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