Full Text of HR0042 96th General Assembly
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION 42
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| WHEREAS, Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, | 3 |
| bulimia, eating disorders not otherwise specified, and binge | 4 |
| eating disorders are serious emotional disorders that can lead | 5 |
| to advanced physical illness and death if left untreated; and
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| WHEREAS, Anorexia nervosa is a particularly deadly | 7 |
| disease, and has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric | 8 |
| disorder; and
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| WHEREAS, Clinical studies have revealed that eating | 10 |
| disorders among Illinois youth are increasing at an alarming | 11 |
| rate, with more than ten percent of adolescent girls and three | 12 |
| percent of boys binge eating or purging at least once a week; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, In the absence of treatment, twenty percent of all | 15 |
| those afflicted with advanced eating disorders will die as a | 16 |
| direct result; and
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| WHEREAS, Early detection, diagnosis, and comprehensive | 18 |
| treatment greatly increases the likelihood of a successful | 19 |
| recovery; and
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| WHEREAS, Eating disorders are multifaceted and complex |
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| medical and mental health treatment; and
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| WHEREAS, Substance abuse often accompanies eating | 4 |
| disorders, with alcoholism a contributing factor in more than | 5 |
| half of the cases involving female patients under age 30; and
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| WHEREAS, The chronic and repetitive pattern that | 7 |
| characterizes eating disorders necessitates more than one | 8 |
| course of treatment; and
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| WHEREAS, Comprehensive treatment by professionals in a | 10 |
| clinical setting is proven to save lives and assist patients in | 11 |
| returning to emotional and physical health; and
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| WHEREAS, The nature of this complex disease is such that | 13 |
| persistent treatment after physical symptoms subside is often | 14 |
| indicated, and patients remain susceptible to relapse if | 15 |
| treatment is terminated prematurely; and
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| WHEREAS, Greater availability of treatment programs and | 17 |
| comprehensive coverage of complete treatment protocols are | 18 |
| needed today to save the lives of a growing number of | 19 |
| adolescents and adults who are silently struggling with this | 20 |
| potentially fatal disease; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Eating Disorders Coalition, the | 2 |
| Illinois Psychiatric Society, the Illinois Psychological | 3 |
| Association, the Mental Health Summit, the National | 4 |
| Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, and | 5 |
| the National Eating Disorder Association joined together to | 6 |
| support the inclusion of anorexia nervosa and bulimia on the | 7 |
| list of serious mental illnesses that qualify for coverage | 8 |
| under applicable health insurance plans, as enacted by the | 9 |
| Ninety-Fifth General Assembly in Public Act 95-973; therefore, | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| hereby recognize February 25, 2009 as the inaugural Eating | 14 |
| Disorders Awareness Day in the State of Illinois, and we invite | 15 |
| all Illinoisans to join in observance of this day through | 16 |
| appropriate programs and activities directed toward the | 17 |
| prevention and recovery of eating disorders; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we support the National Eating Disorder | 19 |
| Association's "States for Treatment Access and Research" | 20 |
| Program in its goal of advancing public support for programs to | 21 |
| increase the availability of care for individuals with eating | 22 |
| disorders; and be it further | 23 |
| RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be |
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| presented to The Illinois Eating Disorders Coalition, the | 2 |
| Illinois Psychiatric Society, the Illinois Psychological | 3 |
| Association, the Mental Health Summit, the National | 4 |
| Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, and | 5 |
| the National Eating Disorder Association in recognition of | 6 |
| their outstanding and cooperative work on this important public | 7 |
| health issue.
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