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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY LUNDBY
1 3 (COMPANION TO HCR 111 BY THOMSON)
1 4 A Senate Concurrent Resolution encouraging state and
1 5 local governments, business interests, health care
1 6 professionals, and individuals with interest in
1 7 good health to help in educating the public to raise
1 8 awareness regarding osteoporosis prevention,
1 9 detection, and treatment.
1 10 WHEREAS, osteoporosis is a condition of reduced
1 11 bone mass that primarily affects women, resulting in
1 12 crippling bone fractures; and
1 13 WHEREAS, osteoporosis is a progressive disease that
1 14 generally is revealed with bone fractures occurring in
1 15 the hip, spine, and wrist; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the prevalence of osteoporosis in Iowa
1 17 continues to grow, and by 2015, the Iowa department of
1 18 public health estimates the annual cost to Iowans for
1 19 treatment, and long-term care, and other needs could
1 20 reach $229 million; and
1 21 WHEREAS, osteoporosis can be prevented or slowed
1 22 with proper nutrition, especially consumption of
1 23 calcium, regular exercise beginning in childhood, and
1 24 education; and
1 25 WHEREAS, low-bone density and osteoporosis can be
1 26 detected through bone density testing and treated with
1 27 certain medications; and
1 28 WHEREAS, educational efforts to raise awareness
1 29 regarding osteoporosis should be targeted both to
1 30 youth, who are increasingly substituting consumption
2 1 of soft drinks in place of milk, and to adults; NOW
2 2 THEREFORE,
2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 4 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That Iowa health care
2 5 professionals, county public health departments,
2 6 public and private schools, hospitals, area agencies
2 7 on aging, employer-operated wellness programs, health
2 8 care insurers and care management corporations,
2 9 women's groups, nonprofit organizations, professional
2 10 associations, religious organizations and other
2 11 community-based organizations, and others who can
2 12 provide educational information to youth and adults,
2 13 are encouraged to provide general educational
2 14 information concerning osteoporosis, as well as the
2 15 methods for preventing osteoporosis, importance of
2 16 bone-density testing and other means of detecting low-
2 17 bone density osteoporosis, and approaches for treating
2 18 osteoporosis; and
2 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this
2 20 Resolution, an official copy shall be sent by the
2 21 Secretary of the Senate to the Iowa department of
2 22 public health for the department to disseminate as
2 23 part of its efforts to educate the public concerning
2 24 osteoporosis.
2 25 LSB 6029SS 78
2 26 jp/cf/24
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