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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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