Full Text of SR0102 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Statewide quarantining to reduce the spread of | 3 | | COVID-19 has left many feeling the effects of what | 4 | | Northwestern Medicine Psychologist Jacqueline K. Gollan, | 5 | | Ph.D., calls caution fatigue; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Caution fatigue is explained as an exhaustive, | 7 | | increasingly apathetic and desensitizing feeling toward | 8 | | COVID-19 and its preventative measures, as well as a growing | 9 | | restlessness and aversion to stagnation and self-isolation; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Research on self-isolating and loneliness were | 12 | | published in a new report in 2020 from the National Academies | 13 | | of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which notes | 14 | | that more than one-third of adults aged 45 and older feel | 15 | | lonely, and nearly one-fourth of adults aged 65 and older are | 16 | | considered to be socially isolated; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Additional studies published in November of 2020, | 18 | | titled The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the | 19 | | Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of | 20 | | COVID-19, concluded that social distancing and school closures | 21 | | may increase mental health problems in children and | 22 | | adolescents, who are already at higher risk of developing |
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| 1 | | mental health problems compared to adults, at a time when they | 2 | | are also experiencing anxiety over a health threat and threats | 3 | | to family employment/income; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The spring of 2021 will brings the opportunity to | 5 | | safely reintroduce outdoor activities to the general public; | 6 | | hiking routes, walking paths, and bike trails will offer | 7 | | Illinois residents, who have been isolating and quarantining | 8 | | in their homes through the winter, a chance to go outside, | 9 | | which hosts a list of health benefits; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Studies published in the last decade by Harvard | 11 | | Medical School note that spending time outdoors is not only | 12 | | beneficial to physical health but has a dramatic effect on | 13 | | mental health as well; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sunlight hitting the skin begins a process that | 15 | | leads to the creation and activation of vitamin D within the | 16 | | body; studies suggest that vitamin D helps fight certain | 17 | | conditions, from osteoporosis and cancer to depression and | 18 | | heart attacks; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Physical activity, such as walking, cycling, and | 20 | | doing other things that put the body in motion, promotes the | 21 | | release of endorphins, a chemical produced by the brain and | 22 | | spinal cord that produces feelings of happiness and euphoria; |
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| 1 | | endorphins are a scientifically-proven mood booster, | 2 | | decreasing symptoms of both depression and anxiety; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Walking and cycling, as forms of physical | 4 | | exercise, have been proven to provide stress relief, heighten | 5 | | endurance, improve sleep quality and mood, and increase | 6 | | energy, stamina, and mental alertness, as well as reduce | 7 | | cholesterol and improve cardiovascular fitness; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The promotion of increased walking and biking, | 9 | | coupled with proper social distancing procedures and | 10 | | guidelines, can help Illinois residents combat feelings of | 11 | | loneliness, stagnation, stress, anxiety, and depression that | 12 | | are exacerbated by the self-isolations and quarantines of | 13 | | COVID-19 prevention and caution fatigue; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the State promote | 16 | | increased walking and biking in Illinois in an effort to help | 17 | | reinvigorate mental fortitude amidst a global health crisis | 18 | | and support planning that increases the walkability and | 19 | | bikeability throughout the State; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage Illinois residents to breathe | 21 | | new life into their daily activities by practicing outdoor | 22 | | physical fitness while exercising proper social distancing and |
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| 1 | | mask wearing when necessary.
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