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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY TINSMAN
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the Director of
1 4 Public Health to review the effects of obesity,
1 5 report on current state and local programs to enhance
1 6 public awareness of obesity and its treatment, and
1 7 make recommendations for improvements of the programs.
1 8 WHEREAS, the federal Centers for Disease Control
1 9 and Prevention report that more than 50 percent of the
1 10 nation's adult population is overweight and at least
1 11 25 percent is obese; and
1 12 WHEREAS, more than 56 percent of Iowa adults are
1 13 overweight, according to the federal Centers for
1 14 Disease Control and Prevention; and
1 15 WHEREAS, great concern exists regarding the effect
1 16 obesity in children may have on the overall health of
1 17 children, on health care costs for children, and in
1 18 the need for treatment to address the problem of
1 19 obesity in children; and
1 20 WHEREAS, a causal relationship has been identified
1 21 between obesity and many serious disorders, including
1 22 hypertension, hyperlipidemia, vascular disease, type 2
1 23 diabetes, gallbladder disease, respiratory
1 24 dysfunction, gout, and osteoarthritis; and
1 25 WHEREAS, nearly 70 percent of diagnosed cases of
1 26 cardiovascular diseases are related to obesity, and
1 27 obesity more than doubles a person's chances of
1 28 developing high blood pressure, almost half of breast
1 29 cancer cases are diagnosed among obese women, and 42
1 30 percent of colon cancer cases occur among obese
2 1 individuals; and
2 2 WHEREAS, obesity ranks second only to smoking as a
2 3 preventable cause of death and results in some 300,000
2 4 deaths annually on a national basis; and
2 5 WHEREAS, insurance industry studies indicate that
2 6 the total direct costs of obesity-related diseases in
2 7 the United States is as much as $51.6 billion or 5.7
2 8 percent of the total national health expenditures; and
2 9 WHEREAS, significant potential exists for a
2 10 reduction in health care expenditures through obesity
2 11 prevention efforts; and
2 12 WHEREAS, an urgent need exists for state health
2 13 care agencies and medical professionals to place
2 14 obesity at or near the top of Iowa's health care
2 15 agenda; and
2 16 WHEREAS, the National Institute of Health, the
2 17 American Society for Bariatric Surgery, and the
2 18 American Obesity Association recommend that patients
2 19 who are morbidly obese receive responsible, affordable
2 20 medical treatment for their obesity; and
2 21 WHEREAS, recent breakthroughs in drug therapy can
2 22 treat obesity successfully; and
2 23 WHEREAS, a review by the Director of Public Health
2 24 is critical to raise the awareness among the public
2 25 and private sectors that obesity is a disease of
2 26 epidemic proportions, that it is treatable, and that
2 27 proper treatment will reduce health care costs and
2 28 improve the quality of life for a large number of
2 29 Iowa's citizens; NOW THEREFORE,
2 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
3 1 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Director of
3 2 Public Health is requested to review the effect of
3 3 obesity in both adults and children on costly health
3 4 conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, high
3 5 cholesterol, heart disease and stroke, and health
3 6 complications in children, and to report on current
3 7 programs of the state designed to improve awareness of
3 8 the problem of obesity and its treatment and to make
3 9 recommendations to the General Assembly for additions
3 10 and improvements to the state programs by December 3,
3 11 2001, prior to the convening of the 2002 Session of
3 12 the General Assembly; and
3 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this
3 14 resolution by the Senate and the House of
3 15 Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate shall
3 16 send an official copy of this resolution to the
3 17 Director of Public Health.
3 18 LSB 2354XS 79
3 19 jp/gg/8
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