SPONSOR: Rep. K. Johnson & Sen. Hoffner Reps. Bolden, Osienski, S. Moore; Sens. Sokola, Huxtable, Wilson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 162 RECOGNIZING THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER 2024 AS OBESITY CARE WEEK IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SPONSOR: Rep. K. Johnson & Sen. Hoffner Reps. Bolden, Osienski, S. Moore; Sens. Sokola, Huxtable, Wilson
SPONSOR: Rep. K. Johnson & Sen. Hoffner
Reps. Bolden, Osienski, S. Moore; Sens. Sokola, Huxtable, Wilson
SPONSOR:
Rep. K. Johnson & Sen. Hoffner
Reps. Bolden, Osienski, S. Moore; Sens. Sokola, Huxtable, Wilson
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 162
RECOGNIZING THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER 2024 AS OBESITY CARE WEEK IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
WHEREAS, obesity is a major public health crisis affecting four in ten Americans; and WHEREAS, Delaware has the ninth highest obesity rate in the country affecting more than 37% of Delawareans; and WHEREAS, obesity among Delaware adults more than doubled between 1992 and 2021; and WHEREAS, Delaware has failed to meet quality benchmark obesity rates since 2018; and WHEREAS, obesity increases the risk of chronic diseases and other health conditions, including, but not limited to, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disease, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, joint problems, and infertility; and WHEREAS, experts and researchers agree that obesity is a complex disease influenced by various physiological, environmental, and genetic factors; and WHEREAS, while prevention programs have successfully established the seriousness of the public health crisis posed by obesity, it is also imperative that individuals and families currently affected by obesity receive comprehensive care; and WHEREAS, studies show that stigma and bias against people affected by obesity among general society and healthcare professionals are significant barriers to effectively treating the disease; and WHEREAS, healthcare professionals, policymakers, patients, and families should regard obesity with the same level of seriousness with which other chronic diseases are regarded; and WHEREAS, it will take a long-term collaborative effort, which will involve individual, institutional, and State partners in all fields taking active roles to ignite the betterment of obesity; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly recognizes the importance of Obesity Care Week and reaffirms the importance of obesity as a serious health crisis affecting the State of Delaware and the need for comprehensive and unbiased professional care related to the treatment of individuals facing obesity within the public health care system. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the State of Delaware recognizes the second week of October 2024 as Obesity Care Week.
WHEREAS, obesity is a major public health crisis affecting four in ten Americans; and
WHEREAS, Delaware has the ninth highest obesity rate in the country affecting more than 37% of Delawareans; and
WHEREAS, obesity among Delaware adults more than doubled between 1992 and 2021; and
WHEREAS, Delaware has failed to meet quality benchmark obesity rates since 2018; and
WHEREAS, obesity increases the risk of chronic diseases and other health conditions, including, but not limited to, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disease, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, joint problems, and infertility; and
WHEREAS, experts and researchers agree that obesity is a complex disease influenced by various physiological, environmental, and genetic factors; and
WHEREAS, while prevention programs have successfully established the seriousness of the public health crisis posed by obesity, it is also imperative that individuals and families currently affected by obesity receive comprehensive care; and
WHEREAS, studies show that stigma and bias against people affected by obesity among general society and healthcare professionals are significant barriers to effectively treating the disease; and
WHEREAS, healthcare professionals, policymakers, patients, and families should regard obesity with the same level of seriousness with which other chronic diseases are regarded; and
WHEREAS, it will take a long-term collaborative effort, which will involve individual, institutional, and State partners in all fields taking active roles to ignite the betterment of obesity; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly recognizes the importance of Obesity Care Week and reaffirms the importance of obesity as a serious health crisis affecting the State of Delaware and the need for comprehensive and unbiased professional care related to the treatment of individuals facing obesity within the public health care system.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the State of Delaware recognizes the second week of October 2024 as Obesity Care Week.
SYNOPSIS This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the second week of October 2024 as Obesity Care Week in the State of Delaware.
SYNOPSIS
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the second week of October 2024 as Obesity Care Week in the State of Delaware.