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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 134
BY SENATOR BROOME
CHILDREN. Requests various childhood obesity groups to report to the Senate Committee
on Health and Welfare.
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to study the efforts of2
various agencies and organizations related to fighting the childhood obesity epidemic3
and to urge and request those various agencies and organizations to report by January4
1, 2012, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare about the status of their5
ongoing efforts to curb the high incident rate of childhood obesity.6
WHEREAS, childhood obesity is a serious health problem in the state requiring7
urgent attention and a community-based prevention approach so as to ensure the health,8
productivity, and well-being of future generations of Louisianians; and9
WHEREAS, according to the Louisiana Council on Obesity Prevention and10
Management, seventeen percent of children in Louisiana are overweight; and11
WHEREAS, being overweight or obese substantially increases a child's risk of12
cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, sleep apnea, hypertension, some forms of13
cancer, and osteoarthritis, and more children are being diagnosed with these "adult" diseases;14
and15
WHEREAS, poor dietary habits and lack of physical activity are significant16
controllable contributing factors to obesity in children; and17
WHEREAS, obesity in children also carries with it significant costs for the state of18 SR NO. 134
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Louisiana; and1
WHEREAS, it is important that the efforts by all of the various groups and entities2
whose mission is to help curb the rising rates of childhood obesity work in conjunction with3
each other so that efforts are not duplicated and the maximum amount of resources are being4
directed at this growing epidemic.5
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana6
does hereby urge and request the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to study the7
ongoing efforts of various groups related to fighting the childhood obesity epidemic.8
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a representative from each of the following9
agencies and organizations is hereby requested to report by January 1, 2012, to the Senate10
Committee on Health and Welfare about the status of their ongoing efforts to curb the high11
incident rate of childhood obesity:12
(1) The office of public health within the Department of Health and Hospitals.13
(2) Pennington Biomedical Research Center.14
(3) Louisiana Hospital Association.15
(4) Louisiana Council on Obesity Prevention and Management.16
(5) Department of Education.17
(6) Louisiana State Medical Society.18
(7) Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.19
(8) Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.20
(9) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation.21
(10) The Links, Incorporated.22
(11) Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.23
(12) Office of the Mayor-President for East Baton Rouge Parish.24
(13) Louisiana Dietetic Association.25
(14) LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.26
(15) E. A. Conway Medical Center in Monroe.27
(16) Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville.28
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the29
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Association, Louisiana Council on Obesity Prevention and Management, Department of1
Education, Louisiana State Medical Society, Southern University and Agricultural and2
Mechanical College, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation, The Links,3
Incorporated, Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Office of the4
Mayor-President for East Baton Rouge Parish, and the Louisiana Dietetic Association.5
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Broome SR No.
Requests Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to study the ongoing efforts of various
groups related to fighting the childhood obesity epidemic.
Requests that a representative from each of the following agencies and organizations report
by January 1, 2012, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare about the status of their
ongoing efforts to curb the high incident rate of childhood obesity:
(1) The office of public health within the Department of Health and Hospitals.
(2) Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
(3) Louisiana Hospital Association.
(4) Louisiana Council on Obesity Prevention and Management.
(5) Department of Education.
(6) Louisiana State Medical Society.
(7) Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
(8) Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
(9) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation.
(10) The Links, Incorporated.
(11) Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
(12) Office of the Mayor-President for East Baton Rouge Parish.
(13) Louisiana Dietetic Association.
(14) LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.
(15) E.A. Conway Medical Center in Monroe.
(16) Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville.