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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY TYMESON, FINCH, BAUDLER, METCALF, BOAL,
1 3 BARRY, JACOBS, ATTEBERRY, WINCKLER, LENSING, BUKTA,
1 4 OSTERHAUS, PETERSEN, MASCHER, STEVENS, MERTZ,
1 5 REYNOLDS, FREVERT, DE BOEF, GRUNDBERG, JOCHUM, GARMAN,
1 6 BOGGESS, GREIMANN, and HUSER
1 7 (COMPANION TO LSB 3577SS BY JOHNSON)
1 8 A Concurrent Resolution encouraging state and local
1 9 governments, business interests, health care
1 10 professionals, and individuals with an interest in
1 11 good health to help educate the public regarding
1 12 osteoporosis prevention, detection, and treatment,
1 13 and designating April 12, 2001, as Osteoporosis
1 14 Awareness Day.
1 15 WHEREAS, osteoporosis is a condition of reduced
1 16 bone mass that primarily affects women, resulting in
1 17 crippling bone fractures; and
1 18 WHEREAS, osteoporosis is a progressive disease that
1 19 generally is revealed with bone fractures occurring in
1 20 the hips, spine, and wrists; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the prevalence of osteoporosis in Iowa
1 22 continues to grow, with an estimated one out of every
1 23 three women and one out of every eight men in Iowa
1 24 affected, and by 2015, the Iowa Department of Public
1 25 Health estimates the annual cost to Iowans for
1 26 treatment, and long-term care, and other needs could
1 27 reach $229 million; and
1 28 WHEREAS, osteoporosis can be prevented or slowed
1 29 with education, regular exercise beginning in
1 30 childhood, and proper nutrition, especially
2 1 consumption of calcium; and
2 2 WHEREAS, low-bone density and osteoporosis can be
2 3 detected through bone density testing and treated with
2 4 certain medications; and
2 5 WHEREAS, bone density testing is noninvasive, and
2 6 can be conducted simply and painlessly; and
2 7 WHEREAS, the Iowa Osteoporosis Coalition, Inc., the
2 8 Iowa Pharmacy Association, and Hy-Vee Food Stores are
2 9 recognized as contributors to making bone density
2 10 testing more available, in part by providing bone
2 11 density testing at the Capitol in conjunction with
2 12 Osteoporosis Awareness Day on April 12, 2001; and
2 13 WHEREAS, educational efforts to raise awareness
2 14 regarding osteoporosis should be targeted both to
2 15 youth, who are increasingly substituting consumption
2 16 of soft drinks in place of milk, and to adults; NOW
2 17 THEREFORE,
2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 19 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 20 designates April 12, 2001, as Osteoporosis Awareness
2 21 Day.
2 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Iowa health care
2 23 professionals, county health departments, public and
2 24 private schools, hospitals, area agencies on aging,
2 25 employer-operated wellness programs, health care
2 26 insurers, health care benefit management
2 27 organizations, women's groups, nonprofit
2 28 organizations, professional associations, religious
2 29 and other community-based organizations, and others
2 30 who can provide educational information to youth and
3 1 adults are encouraged to provide general educational
3 2 information to the public concerning osteoporosis, as
3 3 well as the methods for preventing osteoporosis, the
3 4 importance of bone density testing and other means of
3 5 detecting low-bone density osteoporosis, and
3 6 approaches for treating osteoporosis.
3 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa Osteoporosis
3 8 Coalition, Inc., the Iowa Pharmacy Association, and
3 9 Hy-Vee Food Stores are thanked for providing bone
3 10 density testing at the Capitol in conjunction with
3 11 Osteoporosis Awareness Day.
3 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this
3 13 Resolution, an official copy shall be sent by the
3 14 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the
3 15 Iowa Department of Public Health for dissemination as
3 16 part of its efforts to educate the public concerning
3 17 osteoporosis.
3 18 LSB 3577HH 79
3 19 vl/gg/8
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