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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 24
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 24 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the heading with the following:
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4 | "WHEREAS, Miss Illinois and Miss Quincy 2011, Megan Ervin, | ||||||
5 | and Miss Quincy Outstanding Teen 2012, Mackenzie Mahsman, have | ||||||
6 | sought to make the public and, in particular, Illinois school | ||||||
7 | children and their parents more aware of the urgent need to | ||||||
8 | choose and embrace daily physical activity and choose healthy | ||||||
9 | food choices; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has | ||||||
11 | reported that childhood obesity has practically become an | ||||||
12 | epidemic in developed nations, with rates tripling over the | ||||||
13 | last 30 years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In the United States of America, approximately 20% | ||||||
15 | of children between the ages of 6 and 11 are considered obese; |
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1 | and
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2 | WHEREAS, Poor diet and little exercise are the two main | ||||||
3 | causes of childhood obesity, as children who eat too many | ||||||
4 | calories and get very little exercise are much more likely to | ||||||
5 | become obese than those who eat a healthy diet and remain | ||||||
6 | active; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Poor diet and little exercise can lead to heart | ||||||
8 | problems, emotional distress, diabetes, and sleep | ||||||
9 | disturbances, which all have terrible consequences for | ||||||
10 | everyday life during childhood and into adulthood; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Limiting junk food, increasing activity levels to | ||||||
12 | around 60 minutes a day, and teaching children about the | ||||||
13 | benefits of healthy habits can all lay the foundation for a | ||||||
14 | healthier lifestyle for each child; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The economic costs of childhood obesity can become | ||||||
16 | drastic; the direct costs of medical visits, diagnostic | ||||||
17 | studies, and therapeutic services can be very expensive, while | ||||||
18 | indirect costs can include a decrease in productivity, | ||||||
19 | absenteeism, and premature death; in 2008, estimates for direct | ||||||
20 | and indirect costs related to childhood obesity reached up to | ||||||
21 | $147 billion; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Miss Illinois and Miss Quincy 2011, Megan Ervin, | ||||||
2 | and Miss Quincy Outstanding Teen 2012, Mackenzie Mahsman, have | ||||||
3 | visited some of Illinois' schools to promote physical fitness | ||||||
4 | in school as a way to enhance overall physical fitness, curb | ||||||
5 | childhood obesity, and develop healthier, active, more | ||||||
6 | confident children; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, Illinois schools are mandated to provide Illinois | ||||||
8 | school children with a physical education curriculum; this | ||||||
9 | resolution is not intended to impact the public school | ||||||
10 | curriculum in this regard or increase any requirements on | ||||||
11 | Illinois schools, but merely to encourage other school children | ||||||
12 | to consider voluntarily incorporating more physical activity | ||||||
13 | and healthier food choices in their daily routines as a | ||||||
14 | proactive measure to address the childhood obesity issues; | ||||||
15 | therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
17 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | we urge Illinois schoolchildren and their parents throughout | ||||||
19 | the State of Illinois and Illinois teachers and school | ||||||
20 | officials to promote daily physical activity for Illinois' | ||||||
21 | schoolchildren so they will enjoy healthier, active lifestyles | ||||||
22 | and urge parents and their children to embrace better | ||||||
23 | nutritional choices to further build healthier lifestyles; and | ||||||
24 | be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Megan Ervin and Mackenzie Mahsman as an expression | ||||||
3 | of our gratitude and respect.". |