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