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PAG LIN 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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