PRINTER'S NO. 385 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RESOLUTION No.42 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, COMITTA, KANE, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE, BROWN, COSTA, VOGEL, STREET, CULVER, CAPPELLETTI, STEFANO AND L. WILLIAMS, MARCH 17, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 17, 2025 A RESOLUTION Recognizing the month of March 2025 as "National Nutrition Month®" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, "National Nutrition Month®" is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to focus attention on the importance of making informed food and nutrition choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits; and WHEREAS, The theme for 2025 "National Nutrition Month®" is "Food Connects Us"; and WHEREAS, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals with more than 100,000 credentialed practitioners; and WHEREAS, The majority of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' members are Registered Dietitians, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists or Registered Dietetic Technicians; and WHEREAS, Food is the substance by which life is sustained, and celebrating flavors from cultures around the world is a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 tasty way to nourish ourselves and appreciate our diversity; and WHEREAS, The type, quality and amount of food that an individual consumes each day plays a vital role in overall health and physical fitness; and WHEREAS, There is a need for continuing nutrition education and a wide-scale effort to enhance healthy eating practices; therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of March 2025 as "National Nutrition Month®" in Pennsylvania; and be it further RESOLVED, That all Pennsylvanians be encouraged to join the campaign and become concerned about their nutrition and the nutrition of others in the hope of achieving optimum health for today and tomorrow. 20250SR0042PN0385 - 2 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14