| 1 | 1 | | *HC1054* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION encouraging a healthier |
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| 7 | 7 | | Indiana. |
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| 8 | 8 | | McGuire, Lauer, Miller D, Commons, |
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| 9 | 9 | | May, King, Criswell, Shonkwiler, Soliday, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Abbott, Pierce K, Olthoff, Heaton, Slager, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Patterson, Heine, Smaltz, OBrien, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Carbaugh, Smith H, DeVon, Goss-Reaves, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Teshka, Baird, Sweet, Culp, McNamara, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Shackleford, Pack, Andrade, Gore, Burton, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Campbell, Jackson C, Pryor, Errington, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Pierce M, Pfaff, Bartlett |
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| 17 | 17 | | _______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 18 | 18 | | 20253071 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2025 HC 1054/DI 140 Introduced |
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| 20 | 20 | | First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 21 | 21 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 22 | 22 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION encouraging a healthier |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2 Indiana. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3 Whereas, Chronic diseases, including diabetes, obesity, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4 heart disease, account for over 70 percent of health care costs |
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| 27 | 27 | | 5 and are the leading cause of death and disability in the United |
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| 28 | 28 | | 6 States, impacting millions of families and straining public |
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| 29 | 29 | | 7 resources; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 8 Whereas, The chronic disease epidemic especially harms |
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| 31 | 31 | | 9 young people, with almost 50 percent of all U.S. teens and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 10 young adults being overweight or obese, 77 percent of young |
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| 33 | 33 | | 11 adults being ineligible for military service, and 40 percent of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 12 high school students having a mental health disorder; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 13 Whereas, The epidemic continues into adulthood, where 60 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 14 percent of Americans have a chronic disease, 90 percent of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 15 deaths are tied to preventable chronic diseases, and 90 percent |
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| 38 | 38 | | 16 of chronic diseases are reversible; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 17 Whereas, The root causes of chronic disease are linked to |
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| 40 | 40 | | 18 preventable factors such as poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 19 and lack of access to health education; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 20 Whereas, Encouraging better health empowers people and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 21 communities; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 22 Whereas, Emphasizing nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle |
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| 45 | 45 | | 23 medicine prevents and reverses chronic disease; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 24 Whereas, Improving public health outcomes, reducing health |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2025 HC 1054/DI 140 2 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 1 care costs, and providing citizens with tools and resources |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2 leads to healthier and more productive living: Therefore, |
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| 50 | 50 | | 3 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 51 | 51 | | 4 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 5 the Senate concurring: |
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| 53 | 53 | | 6 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly supports a |
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| 54 | 54 | | 7 healthier citizenry through accessible whole, nonprocessed |
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| 55 | 55 | | 8 foods with an emphasis on high nutritional education. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 9 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 10 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 11 Governor of Indiana, the Indiana State Health Commissioner, |
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| 59 | 59 | | 12 and each member of the Indiana Congressional delegation. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2025 HC 1054/DI 140 |
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