House Resolution 136 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY SANDS 1 3 A Resolution recognizing March 2004 as National 1 4 Nutrition Month. 1 5 WHEREAS, food is the substance by which life is 1 6 sustained; and 1 7 WHEREAS, the type, quality, and amount of food that 1 8 individuals consume each day plays a vital role in 1 9 their overall health and physical fitness; and 1 10 WHEREAS, there is a need for continuing nutrition 1 11 education and a wide=scale effort to enhance good 1 12 eating practices; and 1 13 WHEREAS, the American Dietetic Association's 1 14 nutrition education and information campaign annually 1 15 designates March as National Nutrition Month; and 1 16 WHEREAS, Gretchen Davison, Miss Louisa County 2003, 1 17 and a dietetic intern at Genesis Medical Center in 1 18 Davenport, Iowa, has adopted "E.A.T. Your Heart Out" 1 19 as her platform as a contender in the Miss Iowa 1 20 Scholarship Program; NOW THEREFORE, 1 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 22 That the House of Representatives recognizes the month 1 23 of March 2004 as National Nutrition Month as sponsored 1 24 by the American Dietetic Association, and encourages 1 25 all citizens to join the campaign for good nutrition 1 26 and to become concerned about their nutrition and the 1 27 nutrition of others in the hope of achieving optimum 1 28 health for both today and tomorrow; and 1 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of 1 30 Representatives urges Governor Thomas J. Vilsack to 2 1 proclaim March 2004 as National Nutrition Month to 2 2 further promote the goals of the American Dietetic 2 3 Association to focus attention on the importance of 2 4 making informed food choices and developing sound 2 5 eating and physical activity habits. 2 6 LSB 6946HH 80 2 7 rj/sh/8