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