Full Text of HB3767 96th General Assembly
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Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Filed: 3/26/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3767
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3767 by replacing | 3 |
| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Obesity Prevention Initiative Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly | 7 |
| makes all of the following findings: | 8 |
| (1) Nearly 25% of Illinois adults are obese and 37% are | 9 |
| overweight, 62% of Illinois adults in total.
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| (2) The percentage of normal-weight Illinois adults | 11 |
| has steadily decreased as the percentage who are overweight | 12 |
| or obese has steadily increased.
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| (3) More than 31% of Illinois children ages 10 through | 14 |
| 17 years are considered overweight or obese.
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| (4) A majority (56%) of publicly insured children are | 16 |
| overweight or obese (the highest state prevalence in the |
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| nation) and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) black, non-Hispanic | 2 |
| children are overweight or obese (the third highest state | 3 |
| prevalence).
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| (5) Today's overweight and obese children are likely to | 5 |
| become tomorrow's overweight and health-impaired adults, | 6 |
| at risk for premature death.
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| (6) Being overweight and obese puts people at increased | 8 |
| risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain | 9 |
| cancers, hypertension, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol or | 10 |
| triglycerides or both), stroke, liver and gallbladder | 11 |
| disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, | 12 |
| osteoarthritis, and gynecological problems.
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| (7) Overweight and obesity-related diseases cause | 14 |
| premature death.
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| (8) The economic costs associated with treating these | 16 |
| diseases is substantial and increasing, accounting for | 17 |
| more than 9% of total health care costs, approximately half | 18 |
| of which are born by public resources via Medicare and | 19 |
| Medicaid and the majority of the remainder born by | 20 |
| employers.
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| (9) Obese people suffer more injuries and disabilities | 22 |
| and have more non-productive work days in total, creating | 23 |
| loss of earnings for Illinois employees and loss of | 24 |
| productivity for Illinois employers.
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| (10) Research has shown that 27% of health care charges | 26 |
| for adults over age 40 are associated with people being |
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| physically inactive, overweight, or obese.
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| (11) From 1987 to 2001, obesity-related spending | 3 |
| accounted for an estimated 27% of the increase in | 4 |
| inflation-adjusted per capita health spending.
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| (12) Research has shown that each additional day of | 6 |
| physical activity per week can reduce medical charges by | 7 |
| 4.7%.
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| (13) The non-economic costs of being overweight or | 9 |
| obese that is experienced by Illinois citizens are | 10 |
| immeasurable in terms of pain, mobility, self-esteem, bias | 11 |
| and stigma, the grief associated with the premature death | 12 |
| of loved ones, and other quality of life issues.
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| (14) Food and exercise habits are strongly linked to | 14 |
| the food and exercise habits of the communities in which | 15 |
| the individuals live, work, attend school, and socialize.
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| (15) Individual and community food and exercise habits | 17 |
| are strongly linked to environmental factors, such as | 18 |
| access to healthy food and safe opportunities for physical | 19 |
| activity. | 20 |
| (16) Public health interventions focusing on healthy | 21 |
| eating, physical activity, and environmental change to | 22 |
| facilitate these behaviors have been shown to be successful | 23 |
| in reducing obesity and promoting healthy weight and | 24 |
| physical activity among children and adults.
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| (17) Obesity is a significant contributing factor to | 26 |
| many chronic diseases faced by Illinois residents and that |
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| obesity and its effects on human health are best addressed | 2 |
| in a holistic manner, including policy change, | 3 |
| environmental change, and community public health and | 4 |
| wellness efforts.
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| (18) The General Assembly has recognized the | 6 |
| importance of studying obesity and passed the Obesity Study | 7 |
| and Prevention Fund Act in 2004. The Illinois State Health | 8 |
| Improvement Plan (SHIP) identified obesity and physical | 9 |
| activity as strategic priority health conditions that | 10 |
| demand action, including without limitation the following: | 11 |
| (A) Increased efforts to educate the public on the | 12 |
| health risks associated with obesity and poor | 13 |
| nutrition, and resources to help individuals to adopt | 14 |
| healthy lifestyles. | 15 |
| (B) Promoting changes in State and local policies | 16 |
| designed to support healthy eating and physical | 17 |
| activity.
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| Section 10. Obesity Prevention Initiative. Within 60 days | 19 |
| after the effective date of this Act, the Department of Public | 20 |
| Health shall organize at least 6 hearings on the health effects | 21 |
| of obesity, the costs of obesity to the health care system and | 22 |
| society, and the need to address the obesity epidemic with | 23 |
| community, policy, and individual health behavior change. The | 24 |
| Department shall work with public, private, and voluntary | 25 |
| stakeholders to plan and publicize the hearings. The hearing |
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| officers shall include the Chair of the State Board of Health | 2 |
| or her designee; up to 7 additional members of the State Board | 3 |
| of Health; 2 members of the Illinois House of Representatives, | 4 |
| one of whom shall be named by the Speaker of the House and one | 5 |
| of whom shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House; and | 6 |
| 2 members of the Illinois Senate, one of whom shall be named by | 7 |
| the President of the Senate and one of whom shall be named by | 8 |
| the Minority Leader of the Senate. | 9 |
| No later than February 1, 2010, the hearing officers shall | 10 |
| provide a report on the hearings to the members of the Illinois | 11 |
| General Assembly, State Board of Health, and, pursuant to | 12 |
| Public Act 93-0975, members of the State Health Improvement | 13 |
| Planning Team to inform and support action on implementing the | 14 |
| 2009 State Health Improvement Plan. Pursuant to Public Act | 15 |
| 95-0900, the Chronic Disease Task Force shall also use the | 16 |
| report to inform the Plan that is due July 1, 2010 to the | 17 |
| General Assembly. The Department shall provide logistical and | 18 |
| support staff for hearings. | 19 |
| Within 60 days after the completion of the report on the | 20 |
| hearings, but no later than April 1, 2010, and subject to | 21 |
| appropriation for that purpose, the Department of Public Health | 22 |
| shall grant funds to one or more non-profit organizations or | 23 |
| local public health departments to conduct a statewide | 24 |
| education campaign focusing on the health effects of obesity, | 25 |
| the costs of obesity to the health care system and society, and | 26 |
| the need to address the obesity epidemic with community, |
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| policy, and individual health behavior change.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 3 |
| becoming law.".
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