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PAG LIN 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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