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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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